Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center 8 Ardmore East is a dynamic unit that specializes in the care of patients with a variety of acute and chronic disease processes. Nurses will have the opportunity to improve knowledge and skills in a wide variety of patient populations.  It is recognized as an innovation unit and is heavily involved in creating an environment where care is planned, coordinated, and delivered by a interdisciplinary team where the patient and their family functions as a fully fledged member.  We are invested in helping patients reach their own health goals. 

This medical unit is located on the 8th floor of the Ardmore East tower.

• 22 private rooms, three with negative pressure capability
• 4 Bed Safety Suite
• 18 cardiac telemetry monitors
• Experienced  nurses 1Nurse : 5-6 Patient Ratio
• Video Safety Monitoring capability for all 26 beds

As a nurse on the 8 Ardmore East Medicine, you are provided a comprehensive 10 to 12 weeks in which you work with a trained preceptor. Specialty classes are provided by the Staff Education Department.  Our acuity is high with an environment that provides many learning opportunities. Med-Surg certification is recognized and encouraged.

Major Duties:

Provides nursing care to patients using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation). The staff nurse directs and leads other assigned team members and collaborates with multidisciplinary team members to provide age/developmentally appropriate care in accordance with nursing standards of care and practice.

Summary of Hours

• 7a-7p; every 3rd weekend

Essential Functions:
1. Utilizes the nursing process to provide patient/family centered care focusing on the physical, emotional, spiritual, cultural, religious, and environmental needs.  This includes providing for the assessment, development of nursing diagnoses, outcome identification, planning, implementation of interventions, coordination of care, health teaching and promotion and evaluation of goals and interventions consistent with the policies of WFBMC.
2. Maintains a safe, therapeutic, and healing environment through ensuring patient privacy and responsive, respectful, accepting, and professional behavior.  Utilizes and promotes the use of technology and equipment to enhance the safety of patients and staff.
3. Communicates effectively to promote sharing of information throughout the continuum of care and as an effective member of the healthcare team.
4. Demonstrates the ability to function in a professional setting through active participation in a professional practice model.  This includes participating in shared governance, adherence to standards of care, participation in peer review and professional development promoting leadership and clinical excellence, effective team skills, autonomous practice and acknowledgment  of accountability for actions and critical thinking.
5. Acts as a patient advocate throughout the continuum of care including all patient settings and in the community.
6. Coordinates the effective and efficient delivery of patient care services through the application of care management principles. Identifies clinical priorities and initiates action to improve patient outcomes. 
7. Demonstrates ability to function in a professional practice model through active participation in shared governance, promotion of a healthy work environment and acceptance of personal responsibility for professional growth.

Qualifications:

• RN License in good standing with NC Board of Nursing (or ability to obtain prior to beginning work)
• BSN preferred; Minimum Required ADN, require agreement to obtain BSN within 5 years. 
• Medical/Surgical Nursing experience required.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) or Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) may be required within one year in select areas. 
  

Skills and Qualifications:
Ability to provide direct and indirect patient care
Verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively

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Full Benefits

Competitive Salary

Shift Differentials:

• 3p-7a (2nd and 3rd shift) $4.00 per hr.
  
• Weekends- $1.25 per hr.

Relocation Assistance Available

Conditions of Employment 

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center strives to provide best-in-class nursing care to our patients. To continue to provide such high quality services, meet internal targets and comply with ACCN Magnet requirements for a plan to increase BSN staff to 80% by 2020, WFBMC desires to employ nurses who have achieved, or will achieve, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree. WFBMC will provide nurses who have earned an Associate Degree in Nursing a period of five (5) years from the date of hire to meet that educational requirement.

Equal Employment Opportunity

It is the policy of  Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center to administer all educational and employment activities without discrimination because of race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status (except where sex is a bona fide occupational qualification or a statutory requirement) in accordance with all local, state, national laws, executive orders, regulations, and guidelines.