RN Clinical Nurse II- 8 Acute Neuroscience

UNC Health • Chapel Hill, NC

91d • $33 - $47

About The Position

We are a team of positive, dynamic and talented neuro nurses providing exceptional nursing care to Neurosurgery and Neurology patients. We are a true medical-surgical unit treating patients who have spinal and brain surgeries, brain tumors, stroke, seizures, and neuromuscular diagnoses such as Myasthenia Gravis, Guillain Barre Syndrome, and Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy. Our Team of nurses, physicians and therapists set the standards for highly collaborative care in order to become the first Comprehensive Stroke Center in the Southeast as designated by the Joint Commission in 2012. Our physician teams are nationally recognized as innovators in neuro care, receiving patients throughout North Carolina and surrounding states. Our unit has 26 beds available to serve the varying needs of our patient population including a 7 bed Epilepsy Monitoring Unit. We are focused on providing highly collaborative, patient centered care which ensures great outcomes. Strengths: Our biggest strength is our willingness to see the patient's potential in all of our actions and interactions. We empower and enable our patient to truly progress to the fullest of their capability. Our outstanding team enjoys the fast pace and exciting opportunities provided by our patients, and we constantly strive to improve and advance neuro nursing. This allows us to support professional growth and exceptional education opportunities for our nurses. This is a 36 hour/week position working 12 hour shifts, with the opportunity to work Day Shift, Night Shift, or rotating. This position qualifies for an extensive benefit package including PTO hours accrued based on the number of hours hired to work. Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

Requirements

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
• One (1) year of nursing experience.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree with a major in Nursing or a Master's degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of employment date.

Responsibilities

• Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self.
• Identifies expected patient outcomes and seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care.
• Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems.
• Develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations.
• Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care.
• Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care.
• Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice.

Benefits

• PTO hours accrued based on the number of hours hired to work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Ambulatory Health Care Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree