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Atrium Health Registered Nurse - Continuing Care Atrium Health Hospice Inpatient Unit - PRN Days in Kannapolis, North Carolina
Job Summary
Provides professional nursing care through skillful assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with service line policies. The CC RN will assist in maintaining a safe work environment and performs all related job responsibilities in a safe manner. The CC RN maintains clinical and professional competency as appropriate to the age, culture, developmental stages, and special needs of the patients served.
Essential Functions
Collects data pertinent to the healthcare consumer’s health or the situation.
Analyzes the assessment data to determine the diagnoses or issues.
Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the healthcare consumer or the situation.
Develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Implements the identified plan, coordinates care delivery, and employs strategies to promote health and a safe environment.
Evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
Delegates elements of care to appropriate healthcare workers in accordance with any applicable legal or policy parameters or principles.
Physical Requirements
Work requires walking, standing, sitting, lifting, reaching, stooping, bending, pushing, and pulling. Must be able to lift and support the weight of 35 pounds in handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies. Must speak English in good, understandable terms. Intact sense of sight, hearing, smell, touch. Finger dexterity. Critical thinking and ability to concentrate. Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit conditions. Physical abilities testing required. Additional department specific physical requirements may be identified for unique responsibilities within the department by the nurse leader.
Education, Experience and Certifications
Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing. BSN preferred. BLS required per policy guidelines. Current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner in the state in which you work and reside or; if declaring a National License Compact (NLC) state as your primary state of residency, meet the licensure requirements in your home state; or for Non-National License Compact states, current RN license or temporary license as a Registered Nurse Petitioner required in the state where the RN works. Additional education, training, certifications, or experience may be required within the department by the nurse leader.
Atrium Health is one of the nation’s leading healthcare organizations, connecting patients with on-demand care, world-class specialists and the region’s largest primary care network. A recognized leader in healthcare delivery, quality and innovation, our foundation rests on providing clinically excellent and compassionate care.
We’ve been serving our community since 1940, when we opened our doors as Charlotte Memorial Hospital. Since then, our network has grown to include more than 40 hospitals and 900 care locations ranging from doctors’ offices to behavioral health centers to nursing homes.
Our focus: Delivering the highest quality patient care, supporting medical research and education, and joining with partners outside our walls to keep our community healthy.