Registered Nurse (RN) - Hybrid Complex Multispecialty Unit (HCMU)

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.

Responsible for the provision and coordination of nursing care, including the collection and analysis of assessment data, identification of expected outcomes, and development of a plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team members. Identifies interventions to achieve expected outcomes, implements the plan of care, evaluates patient progress, and documents the process. Care includes sensitivity to age-specific and unique needs of the patient and family.

Promotes and evaluates the effective functioning of the healthcare team, collaborates with team members to meet patient and family needs throughout the episode of care, and delegates tasks and activities as appropriate under the NC Nurse Practice Act.

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. It has achieved Magnet® designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation, and outpatient health services to a 29-county region serving over 1.4 million people.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze patient assessment data.
• Identify expected outcomes and develop a plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, and interdisciplinary team.
• Implement interventions identified in the plan of care and evaluate patient progress toward outcomes.
• Document the care process and patient progress.
• Address age-specific and unique needs of patients and families.
• Promote and evaluate the effective functioning of the healthcare team.
• Collaborate with healthcare team members to meet patient and family needs throughout the episode of care.
• Delegate tasks and activities as governed by the NC Nurse Practice Act.