Registered Nurse, Operating Room

Registered Nurse (RN) OR - Days

Join our team at Rutherford Regional Health System, part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Registered Nurse (RN) OR - Days, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion, and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

Job Description

• Collaborates with the medical staff and other members of the healthcare team to provide quality patient care.
• Performs all activities in accordance with approved policies and guides.
• Supervises and delegates appropriate duties to ancillary personnel.
• 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.

Requirements

• Current RN license to practice in NC (NC licensure or multi-state (compact) license).
• Associate's degree in Nursing required; Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred.
• 1-3 years preferred and recent acute care experience within the past 3 years preferred.
• Requires 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.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required.
• Handle with care within 4 months of hire.

Benefits

• $20,000 sign-on bonus opportunity.
• Comprehensive benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage - with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period - tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.
• Financial protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave, and paid time off.
• Financial & career growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance, and 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Employee well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs).
• Professional development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Community Overview

Rutherford Regional Health System is a 143-bed acute care hospital that has been offering exceptional care to Rutherford County since its founding in 1906 by Drs. Henry Norris and Montgomery H. Biggs.

Rutherford Regional Health System is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees. We comply with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment. Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care driven by a mission of making communities healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.