Registered Nurse (RN)
Charlotte, North Carolina
- Shift
- Nights
Posted Jul 24
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights
- Term
- Per Diem
- Setting
- Long Term Care
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Below most NC PRN postings
- Shift differential
- +$3/hr
NC PRN postings that state pay run $34/hr to $55/hr, the middle half $42/hr to $48/hr, across 124 postings.
About this role
Join the VitalCore Team in North Carolina! We're people fueled by passion, not by profit!
VitalCore Health Strategies (VCHS), an industry leader in Correctional Health Care, has an opening for a Registered Nurse at Mecklenburg County Detention Center in Charlotte, North Carolina for PRN!! We offer the following
- shift differential:
2nd shift – (7p-7:30a) - $3
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Weekend - (any shift) - $4
At VitalCore we pride ourselves on retaining and acquiring compassionate, ethical individuals who are committed to providing quality services. Join our team and experience first-hand how VitalCore Health Strategies promotes a positive work environment that is based on respect and appreciation of the hard work and dedication of our staff. VitalCore’s Corporate Office is in Kansas with Regional Offices and facilities throughout the nation.
Employment with VitalCore provides employees with above industry wages, an extensive benefits package, and a guaranteed annual incentive payment! VitalCore Health Strategies promotes a positive work environment that is based in respect and appreciation of the hard work and dedication of our staff. Join our team and experience first-hand how VCHS is leading the pack in the correctional healthcare industry and help us to make a difference in this field!
Registered nurse position summary
A Registered Nurse (RN) delivers quality care consistent within the scope of practice as outlined by the local state nurse practice act for Registered Nurses. The RN works in accordance with local practice acts and regulations, delegates and ensures supervision of nursing activities and functions to other competent nursing personnel appropriate to their scope of practice. The RN assumes responsibility and accountability for the quality of care delivered; works to ensure a safe environment for themselves, the patient and other staff members.
The RN acts as a patient advocate to promote the quality of health care delivered in the facility and serves as a leader at all times to promote best practices within the profession of nursing.
Registered nurse schedule
PRN
Registered nurse minimum requirements
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
Licensure as a Registered Nurse in the state of employment.
Possesses an active CPR certification.
Remains knowledgeable about specific state laws and regulations governing practice.
Satisfactory completion of initial and annual clinical competencies to demonstrate aptitude as assigned by role.
Registered nurse essential functions
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions and side effects.
Record patients’ medical information and vital signs.
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients’ condition.
Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients’ responses and conditions.
Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, and childbirth as well as develop health improvement programs.
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient’s condition.
Additional duties as assigned by facility.
VitalCore Health Strategies is an equal opportunity employer and committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive workplace in which all employees have an opportunity to participate and contribute to the success of the business and are valued for their skills, experience, and unique perspectives.
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Requirements
- RN
- Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing
Benefits
- Above industry wages
- Extensive benefits package
- Guaranteed annual incentive payment
- Shift differential: 2nd shift (7p-7:30a) - $3
- Shift differential: Weekend (any shift) - $4
Place
- City
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Median rent
- $1,612/mo
- Local household income
- $82,068/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Charlotte area index 97.3, where 100 is the national average.
Charlotte pairs big-city hospital jobs with a slower Southern pace—milder winters, kind locals, tree-lined streets, mountains 90 minutes west, beaches a few hours east. Costs sit about 3% below the national average, and South End's new towers are softening rents. Walkable Myers Park and Dilworth carry premiums; Ballantyne trades newer HOA homes for space.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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