RN Clinical Nurse II ICU PRN

UNC Health•Lenoir, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

UNC Health Caldwell ICU seeks a Clinical Nurse to provide critical care to patients and support their families. The role involves working with an interdisciplinary team that includes onsite hospitalists, intensivists, and virtual physicians, using advanced interventions to obtain diagnostic results and guide patient care. Self-scheduling offers flexibility. The position provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards and is accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director for coordinating and delivering patient care through the nursing process in a hospital setting.

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.
One year of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Identify and meet personal learning needs, attend relevant education programs, and support patient and family education.
Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance in revising plans of care, participate in interdisciplinary care evaluation, and communicate information that supports continuity of care.
Provide competent care for patients with complex problems, perform bedside point-of-care testing as required, follow organizational and nursing standards and procedures, prioritize care, and consult resources about complex care, teaching, and discharge-planning needs.
Set and pursue professional growth goals, contribute to unit goals and performance improvement, support collaboration and cost-effective care, communicate effectively, provide coworker feedback, follow relevant public policy and regulatory guidance, and promote a safe hospital environment.
Assess complex patient situations and prioritize care; synthesize assessment data; anticipate discharge needs; and build relationships that help families advocate for patients and address their own needs.
Collaborate with patients and families to develop or update plans of care, use multidisciplinary resources, address cultural and ethnic considerations, and prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
Read relevant journals and bring practice-related ideas and questions to staff for consideration.