RN Clinical Nurse II - Operating Room

UNC Health•Hillsborough, NC

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards and is accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director. The role coordinates and delivers patient care in a hospital setting using the nursing process. This position is based at UNC Hospitals Hillsborough Campus, a community hospital with eight operating rooms supporting elective surgical programs including joint replacement, spine, ophthalmology, urology, benign gynecology, and general surgery. The campus has earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Total Hip and Knee Replacement Certification. The nurse supports patient education, evaluates and communicates patient outcomes, implements care for patients with complex needs, contributes to unit leadership and performance improvement, assesses and plans care with patients and families, and applies relevant research to practice. The schedule is four 10-hour shifts per week, with call and holiday requirements.

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.
If hired after January 6, 2014, must enroll in a nursing bachelor's degree program within four years of employment and obtain a bachelor's degree with a major in Nursing or a master's degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of the employment date.

Responsibilities

Identify personal learning needs, attend relevant education programs, use patient education materials with assistance, and assess patients’ and families’ readiness and ability to learn.
Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising plans of care, participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of care, and communicate information that promotes continuity of care.
Provide care for patients with complex problems, including appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety considerations.
Perform bedside point-of-care testing as required by the patient care plan.
Use organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures to deliver care; organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs.
Consult appropriate resources promptly about complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, and patients at high risk for discharge-planning needs.
Develop and pursue professional growth goals, participate in unit goals and performance improvement, facilitate collaboration, communicate effectively, promote cost-effective care, and give feedback to coworkers.
Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment and remain aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting healthcare.
Assess complex situations to establish care priorities, synthesize assessment data, anticipate discharge needs, and support families’ ability to advocate for patients and themselves.
Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update plans of care, use multidisciplinary resources, address cultural and ethnic issues, and prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
Read relevant journals and bring potentially applicable ideas and questions to staff for consideration.