Registered Nurse-Progressive Care, Full-Time Nights

About the role

Facility: Cape Fear Valley Medical Center. Location: Fayetteville, North Carolina. Department: 6 VP Progressive Care. Job Family: Nursing. Work Shift: Nights. Summary: Plans and implements professional nursing care for patients in accordance with hospital policies; assumes charge nurse responsibilities as assigned. Unit Description: 6VP is a Progressive Adult ICU unit with 48 beds. Care team includes Registered Nurses, Clinical Educator, Nursing Assistants, Unit Secretary, Resource Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Case Managers, Physical Therapists, Dieticians, Occupational and Speech Therapists. Nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:4 (may vary). Patients include acute adult and geriatric.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the patient and identifies patient care needs
• Uses patient assessment information to organize appropriate patient care
• Plans, organizes, implements, and evaluates patient care
• Facilitates a safe environment
• Maintains required competencies
• Functions as charge nurse as assigned
• Maintains an accurate and relevant record of patient care
• Administers medication as ordered by physician
• Recognizes life threatening situations and responds appropriately
• Establishes collaborative interdisciplinary relationships with other Health System staff and medical staff
• Monitors the quality of care based on pre-established outcome-oriented indicators
• Actively participates in cost containment and assists in accurate charging for patient services
• Adjusts care based upon age-specific physiological and psychosocial needs of patients
• Supports patients in the practice of their cultural and spiritual beliefs within limits of medical regimen
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Education: Associates Degree in Nursing required; Bachelors Degree in Nursing preferred. Licensure: Current licensure in North Carolina as a Registered Nurse or Compact state licensure. Required Certifications: BLS - American Heart Association; RN - Board Of Nursing.

Qualifications

Work Experience: Telemetry Monitoring; Respiratory Treatments (Bipap/Cpap/High Flow); Chest tubes/Tracheostomies; Administer Critical Drips; Diabetic Ketoacidosis; Acute Renal Failure; Sepsis; Post Surgical/Trauma; Post Cerebrovascular Accident; Pre and Post Cardiac Cath Procedures; Post Myocardial Infarction; Cardiac Dysrhythmia Requiring Drug Therapy; Pre and Post Angioplasty and Stent Placement; Pre and Post AICD/Pacemaker placement; treatment of total body system disorders (list not exhaustive). Note: Does not perform drips, vents or treat patients with open CABGs.

Skills

• Demonstrates positive interpersonal skills
• Verbal and written skills required
• Demonstrates effective organizational and leadership skills
• Knowledge of age-specific physiological and psychosocial, developmental and spiritual needs of patients typically served
• Speech and auditory acuity for communication of patient needs
• Visual acuity for observation of patients
• Much standing, walking, bending, and lifting
• May involve skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious material
• Must be able to lift 35 pounds

Benefits

Relocation assistance available.