Novant Health
Overview:
Offering $10,000 Sign-on Bonus!
- Schedule : 7pm-7am - full time - night shift
- Department : Adult Acute Care unit specializing in adult care/tele and geriatric patients
- Location : Forsyth Medical Center - Winston-Salem, NC
- Unit Description: We are a 35-bed Med-Tele, Acute Adult Care Unit . We give compassionate professional care with Teamwork . We utilize our teamwork to assist with admissions, medication passes, and other resources as needed. The Leadership Team consists of two Assistant Nurse Managers and a Nurse manager. Our patients are mostly adult or geriatric medical patients.
Remarkable Care. Remarkable Careers.
Why become a Registered Nurse at Novant Health?
- Clinical Ladder Program to help you advance your nursing career.
- Recognized by Forbes as one of America’s Best Employers By State for 2022
- One of the nation’s 150 Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Hospital Review
- Recognized as Leaders in LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign
- One of the Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion by Disability:IN and the American Association of People with Disabilities
- One of the Best Places for Diverse & Women Managers to Work by Diversity MBA Magazine
- Top ratings in patient safety from The Leapfrog Group
- Quality and safety recognition from CMS
Novant Health is committed to improving the health of its communities, one person at a time. We have a strong focus on innovation and research offering best-in-class technology and clinical care. We are committed to providing high-quality, affordable healthcare to all our patients as well as equipping our workforce with the tools and support needed.
Come join a remarkable team where quality care meets quality service, in every dimension, every time.
Qualifications:- Education: High School Diploma or GED, required. Graduate of accredited Practical Nursing Program, required.
- Experience: One year of relevant experience, preferred.
- Licensure/Certification:
- Appropriate state LPN license, required.
- NC state approved curricula for restrictive interventions (facility specific) within 3 months of hire for Emergency Departments and Behavioral Health units, required.
- CPI certification within 3 months of hire for Behavioral Health departments, required.
- Additional Skills Required:
- Computer skills, Phone call etiquette and Organizational Skills.
- Ability to comprehend policies and procedures and collaborate with an interdisciplinary team.
- Behavioral Health units' requirements only:
- Ability to intervene in a therapeutic manner for behavior patterns demonstrated by patients with a mental illness, personality disorder, substance abuse or developmental disabilities.
- Knowledge of psychiatric medications, side effects and treatment interventions, knowledge of psychiatric diagnosis, mental health concepts, and evidence based therapeutic interventions and treatments. CPI certification within three months.
- Ability to establish and maintain control of violent patients, defend self and others against violent assaults, ability to react appropriately in psychiatric crises, ability use violent and non-violent restraints per policy and procedure.
It is the responsibility of every Novant Health team member to deliver the most remarkable patient experience in every dimension, every time.
- Our team members are part of an environment that fosters team work, team member engagement and community involvement.
- The successful team member has a commitment to leveraging diversity and inclusion in support of quality care.
- All Novant Health team members are responsible for fostering a safe patient environment driven by the principles of "First Do No Harm".