Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency Department - PRN
About the Role
Responsible for providing care in accordance with the North Carolina Board of Nursing-Nurse Practice Act, American Nurses Association Standards of Practice, and other standards established by professional groups and regulating bodies. Nursing care is delivered in alignment with ECU Health and entity-specific nursing policies, procedures, and professional standards of care and practice.
Responsibilities include the provision and coordination of nursing care, collection and analysis of assessment data, identification of expected outcomes, and development of a care plan in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team members. The role involves identifying interventions, implementing the care plan, evaluating patient progress, and documenting the process, with sensitivity to age-specific and unique patient/family needs.
Promotes and evaluates the effective functioning of the healthcare team, collaborates with team members to meet patient/family needs throughout the episode of care, and delegates tasks as appropriate under the 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 certification.
- At least 1 year of experience in an acute patient care setting.
Pay
$33.00 - $51.98 per hour.
Schedule
0.03 FTE (approximately 12-hour shifts per week), as needed.
About the Organization
The Outer Banks Hospital is a full-service critical access hospital offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient services. The 21-bed facility serves the coastal community, with a year-round population of approximately 35,000 that swells to about 350,000 in the summer season. The campus includes:
- Four operating rooms (ORs).
- A medical/surgical unit.
- A labor & delivery suite with a dedicated caesarian section OR.
- A full rehabilitation therapy center.
- A cancer treatment and radiation therapy center.
- A 24-hour emergency department.
OBH is fully accredited, provides high-quality care in a compassionate environment to all patients regardless of ability to pay, and has been nationally recognized for outstanding patient care.