To render professional nursing care to a group of assigned patients within the hospital. Collaborates with the medical staff and other members of the health care team to provide quality patient care. Performs all activities in accordance with approved policies and guides. Supervises and delegates appropriate duties to ancillary personnel.

*Essential Functions: *

Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.

Documents patient care given.

Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.

Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.

Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.

Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.

Minimum EducationAssociate’s Degree in Nursing requiredBachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred

Required SkillsRequires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action. Certifications:Basic Life Support (BLS) requiredACLS within 3 months of hirePALS within 3 months of hire Licenses: Current RN license to practice in NC (NC licensure or multi-state (compact) license).

Minimum Work Experience1-3 years preferred and recent acute care experience or OR experience within past 3 years preferred

Benefits - Wide range of benefits options! Here at Rutherford Regional, you choose your own Medical, Dental, and Vision plans from a variety of competitive options that give you the coverage that best fits your needs. * HSA

• 401(K) retirement plan contributions

• Generous Paid Time Off

• Accident & Critical Illness Insurance

• Prescription Assistance with OptumRx

• Income protection programs for the entire family such as life insurance, Short/Long-term Disability, and Identity Theft.

• Employee Assistance program at no cost to you to provide emotional, legal, financial, and daily life support for your entire household. Services are available 24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week.

• Free travel and entertainment discount program to ensure you enjoy your time away from work.

Why join our team? Rutherford Regional medical center is a 143-bed acute care facility that offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. We are dedicated to providing patients with a full range of services to meet their healthcare needs, and we believe our employees are our most valuable assets in accomplishing this goal. Rutherford Regional is growing its team of dedicated healthcare professionals. If you are looking to start a /career that cares/, are passionate about changing lives, and are ready to work in a supportive environment in a close-knit community, apply today!

Equal opportunity and affirmative action employers and are looking for diversity in candidates for employment: Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran

Job: *Nursing

Organization: **

Title: *Rn-OR/ Days *

Location: NC-Rutherfordton

Requisition ID: 7462-8717