Registered Nurse-ICU Progressive Care Unit, Nights

$20,000 BONUS, PLUS RELOCATION ASSISTANCE!!

Facility:
Cape Fear Valley Medical Center

Location:

Fayetteville, North Carolina

Department: 6 VP

Job Family:
Nursing

Work Shift:

Nights (United States of America)

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

• 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

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

• 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.
• New Graduate Nurses are accepted!
• Our Patients include acute Adult and Geriatric patients.

• Telemetry Monitoring
• Respiratory Treatments (Bipap/Cpap/High Flow)
• Chest tubes/Tracheostomies
• Administer Critical Drips
• Diabetic Keto acidosis
• 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

• 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

• 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

BLS - American Heart Association, RN - Board Of Nursing

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