Temp Registered Nurse-Med-Surg

What We Offer

Temp Assignment Based RNs are experienced, proficient nurses within their specialty (medical/surgical, telemetry, critical/intermediate care, behavioral health, emergency, or women’s services) responsible for providing safe, continuous, high-quality patient care in a variety of settings. These RNs are temporarily assigned to one unit for a designated number of weeks based on system needs and must be able to work at any Novant Health location. This position is a 90-day temporary assignment with the intention of transitioning into a full-time staff role at the end of the assignment, based on performance and unit needs.

What We're Looking For

• Education: 2 Year / Associate Degree, required. 4 Year / Bachelors Degree in nursing, preferred.
• Experience: One year consecutive year within defined specialty (Med, Surg, Tele, Critical Care, ED or Women's), preferred.
• Licensure/certification/registration: Current compact licensure in appropriate state, required. Specialty Certification, preferred.
• Additional skills required: Appropriate customer service, effective and appropriate customer relations, verbal and non-verbal communication techniques, interpersonal relationship skills, conflict resolution, critical thinking and computer literacy. Advanced training as required by department/unit/facility per identified skill set/sub category.
• Ability to successfully complete generic and department specific skills validation and competency testing.
• Has the ability to interpret information and identify each patient’s requirement for care relative to his/her age specific need. Has the knowledge and skill necessary to modify care according to patient(s) age.
• Successfully complete the Cardiac dysrhythmia test or Cardiac dysrhythmia course within 3 months of hire.
• NIH Stroke Scale certification upon hire.
• Specialty specific: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (CPI) certification for Emergency Services, Behavioral Health and Med Surg RNs; Women’s Services - Breastfeeding course; Labor and Delivery, Antepartum RN — fetal monitoring course and breastfeeding course.