Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiology Outpatient Unit
About the role
Responsible to provide care in accordance with the North Carolina Board of Nursing-Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association Standards of Practice and other standards established by profession/professional groups, regulating bodies/agents. Nursing care will be delivered in accordance with ECU Health and entity specific nursing policies, procedures and professional standards of care/practice.
Responsibilities
- Provision and coordination of nursing care including collection and analysis of assessment data, identification of expected outcomes, and development of plan of care in collaboration with the patient/family and interdisciplinary team members.
- Identify interventions to attain expected outcomes, implement interventions identified in the plan of care, evaluate patient/family progress toward attainment of outcomes, and document the process.
- Provide care with sensitivity to age-specific and unique needs of the patient/family.
- Promote and evaluate effective functioning of the health care team.
- Collaborate with health care team members to meet identified needs of the patient/family throughout the episode of care.
- Delegate tasks and activities as appropriate and governed by NC Nurse Practice Act.
Requirements
- Current North Carolina Registered Nurse license or licensure to practice in a participating Nurse Licensure Compact state.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
Additional Information
Position: 0.9 FTE
Orientation: 6–10 weeks for experienced RNs
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About ECU Health Medical Center
ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center has achieved Magnet® designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.