ECU Health

About ECU Health Medical Center

ECU Health Medical Center, one of four academic medical centers in North Carolina, is the 974-bed flagship hospital for ECU Health and serves as the primary teaching hospital for The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University. ECU Health Medical Center has achieved Magnet® designation twice and provides acute and intermediate care, rehabilitation and outpatient health services to a 29-county region that is home to more than 1.4 million people.

Position Summary

Provides direct skilled nursing services as described in the patient's plan of care and manages the interdisciplinary care of a caseload of patient to achieve optimal quality and financial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide service appropriate to the age of the patient.
• Assesses patients and identifies needs that encompass the total well being of the patient and family unit.
• Determines the nature and severity of problems identified, the prognosis for improvement, and the recommendations for care and services needs.
• Develops and revises an effective plan of care in collaboration with the patient, family, referring physician, and multidisciplinary team.
• Manages the development of a plan of care based on assessed needs in collaboration with the patient, family, physician, and other team members.
• Evaluates the plan of care to determine whether the goals are achieved within the most cost effective and efficient manner.
• Manages the care of an assignment of patients and provides services based upon the plan of care.
• Evaluates, documents progress, and revises patient's plan of care as needed, and at minimum of every 60 days in home health, through collaboration with the physician and/or interdisciplinary team.
• Continually evaluates the patient in regard to appropriate criteria and collaborates with the attending physician in certifying and recertifying the patient's plan of care for service in accordance with service Medicare/Medicaid benefit requirements.

Minimum Requirements

• BSN preferred.
• Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the N.C. Board of Nursing.
• More than 2 years progressive clinical experience preferred
• Must maintain a valid North Carolina driver's license or be licensed in the state you reside and maintain the Vidant Health required minimum insurance limits (Clinical home staff).
• Must maintain adequate/dependable transportation in order to perform specific job functions.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Other Information

• Coverage areas include Bertie, Hertford, Chowan, Northampton and Halifax counties

General Statement

It is the goal of Vidant Health and its entities to employ the most qualified individual who best matches the requirements for the vacant position.

Offers of employment are subject to successful completion of all pre-employment screenings, which may include an occupational health screening, criminal record check, education, reference, and licensure verification.

We value diversity and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Decisions of employment are made based on business needs, job requirements and applicant's qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, genetic information and testing, family and medical leave, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other status protected by law. We prohibit retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint.

Contact Information

For additional information, please contact:

Deirdre Buffington, Talent Acquisition Consultant - Nursing

ECU Health

The Outer Banks Hospital

Email: Deirdre.Buffington@theobh.com

Tel: (252) 449-4545