RN Clinical Nurse II - 6 Childrens Acute Care Medicine Unit

UNC Health•Chapel Hill, NC

13d•Onsite

About The Position

UNC Medical Center is hiring an experienced Registered Nurse for 6 Children's, a 24-bed pediatric unit providing acute and intermediate care for patients from newborn through age 21. The unit cares for pediatric medical and surgical patients and has expertise in seizure management, family teaching, central line catheter care, pediatric growth and development, respiratory illness, parenteral nutrition, complex hydration regimens, home ventilators, and high-flow oxygen therapy. Pediatric experience is preferred but not required; comprehensive training includes pediatric perspectives. The Clinical Nurse provides competent nursing care consistent with professional standards and is accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director. The role coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting. The position is full-time, 36 hours per week, onsite in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, on the night shift, with weekend and holiday rotations and flexible self-scheduling.

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, must enroll 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.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric nursing experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Identify personal learning needs, participate in education programs, and use relevant patient education materials with assistance.
Assess the readiness and developmental level of patients and families to learn, including factors that affect learning.
Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising plans of care, and participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of care.
Communicate relevant information to support continuity of care.
Provide competent care for patients with complex problems, addressing physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs appropriate to the patient population.
Perform bedside point-of-care testing as required by the patient care plan.
Follow organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures; 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 and achieve them within the identified timeframe or renegotiate them with a supervisor.
Participate in unit goal development, performance improvement activities, interdisciplinary collaboration, and cost-effective care.
Use communication systems effectively, give feedback to coworkers, and remain aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting healthcare.
Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
Recognize and synthesize assessment data from complex situations to determine care priorities; assess physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
Anticipate discharge needs and build relationships with families that support their advocacy for the patient and their own needs.
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.