RN Clinical Nurse II (Per Diem) - UNC Health Child, Adolescent, and Eating Disorders Inpatient Psych

UNC Health • Chapel Hill, NC

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The Child, Adolescent, and Eating Disorders Inpatient Psychiatry Unit (5 Neurosciences) is a 31-bed unit with separate 14-bed adolescent, 8-bed child, and 9-bed eating-disorders areas. The unit emphasizes safety, positive coping skills, healthy living, and positive leisure activities. The Clinical Nurse provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards and coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting. The position is per diem and at-will, generally requiring at least 12 hours every two weeks, with rotating day and night shifts and weekend and holiday rotation. The nurse must attend the required weeklong hospital orientation offered every two weeks. Orientation includes virtual sessions Monday and Tuesday, a virtual session Wednesday morning and an in-person session Wednesday afternoon, and virtual sessions Thursday and Friday. The position is onsite in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Requirements

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
• One year of relevant and current experience.
• Ability to generally work at least 12 hours every two weeks.
• Ability to attend the required weeklong hospital orientation offered every two weeks.
• Availability for rotating day and night shifts, including weekend and holiday rotation.

Responsibilities

• Participate in identifying and meeting personal learning needs, attend education programs, use relevant patient education materials with assistance, and assess patients’ and families’ readiness and ability to learn.
• Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising care plans, participate with the interdisciplinary team in evaluating care, and communicate relevant information to support continuity of care.
• Provide competent care for patients with complex needs, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects; perform point-of-care testing as required; follow organizational and nursing standards; prioritize care; and consult appropriate resources about complex issues, unusual teaching needs, and discharge planning risks.
• Develop and pursue professional growth goals, contribute to unit goals and performance improvement, support collaboration, use communication systems effectively, promote cost-effective care, provide coworker feedback, remain aware of relevant public policy and regulatory guidelines, and help maintain a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
• Assess patients in complex situations, identify priorities and physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs, synthesize assessment information for communication, anticipate discharge needs, and build relationships that support families’ ability to advocate for patients and themselves.
• Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update care plans, use multidisciplinary resources, communicate planning, address cultural and ethnic considerations, and prioritize care tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Read relevant journals and bring ideas or questions to staff for consideration in practice.

Benefits

• UNC Health benefits; eligible employees who are currently participating in TSERS or the ORP through another North Carolina agency may continue participating in those plans.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level