Clinical Nurse II PD, UNC Medical Center Emergency Department

UNC Health•Chapel Hill, NC

15d•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse II provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards and is accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director for coordinating and delivering patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting. This position is in the UNC Medical Center Emergency Department, a Level 1 Adult and Pediatric Trauma Center serving as North Carolina’s primary referral hospital and the communities of Orange County. Staff work collaboratively across the Main ED for adults and Pediatric ED for children, caring for patients from neonates through geriatrics. A separate Psych Emergency Department works closely with the Emergency Department. The nurse provides care for patients with complex problems, considering physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs. The role involves assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, patient and family education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and participation in unit goals and performance improvement. This is a per diem position with 12 standard hours per week. The schedule is variable, with a current need for night shifts; shifts are 12 hours, do not rotate, and include weekdays and weekends. There is no on-call requirement. The position is onsite in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Requirements

Graduate of a Board of Nursing-approved nursing education program.
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
At least one year of nursing experience.
If hired after January 6, 2014, enroll in a Bachelor’s degree program with a major in Nursing within four years of employment and obtain a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of employment.
Excellent communication, critical-thinking, and teamwork skills.

Nice To Haves

Emergency nursing experience is strongly preferred.
ACLS, PALS, CPI, and TNCC certifications; these certifications may be offered as part of training and professional growth as an ED RN.

Responsibilities

Identify personal learning needs and attend education programs; use relevant patient education materials with assistance and assess patient and family readiness and ability to learn.
Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance on revising care plans, participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of care, and communicate relevant information to promote continuity of care.
Provide competent care to patients with complex problems, perform bedside point-of-care testing as required, follow organizational and nursing standards and procedures, and organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs.
Consult appropriate resources promptly regarding complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, and patients at high risk for discharge-planning needs.
Develop professional growth goals with assistance, meet goals within identified time frames or renegotiate them with a supervisor, and participate in intra- and interdepartmental collaboration, unit goals, and performance improvement activities.
Use communication systems effectively, promote cost-effective care, provide feedback to coworkers, remain aware of applicable public policy and regulatory guidelines, and help maintain a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
Recognize and synthesize information from complex situations to determine care priorities, assess physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs, anticipate discharge needs, and support families in advocating for patients and their own needs.
Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update care plans, use multidisciplinary resources, address cultural and ethnic issues, communicate planning, and prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
Read relevant professional journals and bring potentially applicable ideas and questions to staff for discussion.