Cape Fear Valley Health

Nonprofit regional health system operating hospitals

Registered Nurse-Progressive Care

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 12

Full-timeFayetteville, NC, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

An Associate's Degree in Nursing is required.
Current licensure in North Carolina as a Registered Nurse or compact-state licensure is required.
The employee must complete a Clinical Ladder packet and be approved for RN II, RN III, or RN IV.
Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English is required.
Verbal and written communication skills are required.
Knowledge of the age-specific physiological, psychosocial, developmental, and spiritual needs of the patients typically served is required.
The employee must have speech and auditory acuity to communicate patient needs and visual acuity to observe patients.
The role requires standing, walking, bending, and lifting, including the ability to lift 35 pounds.
The role may involve skin, eye, mucous membrane, or parenteral contact with blood or other potentially infectious material.
An RN license from a Board of Nursing is required.

Responsibilities

Assess patients and identify their care needs.
Use patient assessment information to organize appropriate patient care.
Plan, organize, implement, and evaluate patient care.
Facilitate a safe environment.
Maintain required competencies.
Function as charge nurse when assigned.
Maintain accurate and relevant records of patient care.
Administer medication as ordered by a physician.
Recognize life-threatening situations and respond appropriately.
Establish collaborative interdisciplinary relationships with Health System staff and medical staff.
Monitor quality of care using pre-established outcome-oriented indicators.
Participate in cost containment and assist in accurate charging for patient services.
Adjust care based on patients' age-specific physiological and psychosocial needs.
Support patients in practicing cultural and spiritual beliefs within the limits of the medical regimen.

Desired Qualifications

A Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is preferred.
Experience with telemetry monitoring is listed.
Experience with respiratory treatments, including BiPAP, CPAP, and high-flow oxygen, is listed.
Experience with chest tubes and tracheostomies is listed.
Experience administering critical drips is listed.
Experience with diabetic ketoacidosis, acute renal failure, sepsis, post-surgical and trauma care, post-cerebrovascular-accident care, and pre- and post-cardiac-catheterization procedures is listed.
Experience with post-myocardial-infarction care and cardiac dysrhythmia requiring drug therapy is listed.
Experience with pre- and post-angioplasty and stent-placement care and pre- and post-AICD or pacemaker-placement care is listed.

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Facility

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center

Location

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Department

6 VP Progressive Care

Job Family

Nursing

Work Shift

Nights (United States of America)

Summary

Plans and implements professional nursing care for patients in accordance with hospital policies. Assumes charge nurse responsibilities as assigned.

Major Job Functions

The following is a summary of the major essential functions of this job. The incumbent may perform other duties, both major and minor, that are not mentioned below. In addition, specific functions may change from time to time:

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

Minimum Qualifications

The following qualifications, or equivalents, are the minimum requirements necessary to perform the essential functions of this job:

Education and Formal Training:

Associates Degree in Nursing required
Bachelors Degree in Nursing preferred
Current licensure in North Carolina as a Registered Nurse or Compact state licensure
Must complete Clinical Ladder packet and be approved for RN II, RN III, RN IV

Unit Description:

6VP is a Progressive Adult ICU unit with 48 beds.
Our Care team consists of Registered Nurses, a Clinical Educator, Nursing Assistants, Unit Secretary, Resource Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Case Managers, Physical Therapists, Dieticians and Occupational and Speech Therapists.
Nurse to patient ratio is 1:4 but may vary.
Our Patients include acute Adult and Geriatric patients.

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
We treat total body system disorders that may not be included in this list.
We do not perform drips, vents or treat patients with open CABGs

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required:

Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking the English language
Demonstrates positive interpersonal skills
Verbal and written skills required
Demonstrates effective organizational and leadership skills
Has knowledge of the age-specific physiological and psychosocial, developmental and spiritual needs of the patients typically served

Physical Requirements:

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

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Required Licenses and Certifications

RN - Board Of Nursing

Cape Fear Valley Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

About the Company

Cape Fear Valley Health

Nonprofit regional health system operating hospitals

Cape Fear Valley Health is a not-for-profit regional health system with eight hospitals and over 988 beds, serving more than a million patients annually. It offers general medical and surgical care, emergency and trauma services, rehabilitation, behavioral health, cancer and bariatric programs, across a network of hospitals and outpatient facilities. Care is delivered through inpatient beds, outpatient clinics, surgical centers, and specialty units, supported by a staff of about 7,500 employees and 1,000+ physicians, with multiple accreditations and trauma designations. The system aims to provide high-quality, safe care to its communities, reinvest profits into services, and lead in patient safety and accredited clinical programs.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Fayetteville, AR
Founded: 1956

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