RN Clinical Nurse II - Emergency Department

UNC Health•Raleigh, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse II provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards and is accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director. The nurse coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting. UNC REX Emergency Department has 54 beds, including an 8-bed non-designated holding area with private rooms for behavioral health patients. The department also includes two major resuscitation rooms, triage rooms, a radiology suite, and a decontamination room. The ED team cares for patients experiencing life-threatening situations, less-critical injuries requiring minor treatment, acute diagnoses, and behavioral health diagnoses. The nurse participates in patient and family education, evaluates care and communicates to support continuity, implements care for patients with complex problems, and contributes to leadership and unit goals. The role includes assessing patient needs, collaborating on plans of care, prioritizing tasks, considering cultural and ethnic issues, anticipating discharge needs, and engaging with research relevant to practice.

Requirements

Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
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, enrollment in a bachelor's or master's degree program with a major in Nursing within four years of employment, and completion of that degree within seven years of the employment date.

Responsibilities

Participate in identifying and meeting personal learning needs and attend education programs based on those needs.
Use relevant patient education materials with assistance, and assess patient and family readiness and ability to learn.
Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising plans of care, and participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of care.
Communicate relevant information to promote continuity of care.
Provide competent care for patients with complex problems, including 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 in delivering care.
Organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs, and consult appropriate resources in a timely manner for complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, or high-risk discharge planning.
Develop professional growth goals with assistance and achieve them within the identified timeframe or renegotiate them with a supervisor.
Support intra- and interdepartmental collaboration, participate in unit goals and performance improvement activities, and use communication systems effectively.
Promote cost-effective care, provide feedback to coworkers, remain aware of relevant public policy and regulatory guidelines, and promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
Recognize data from complex situations to determine care priorities and synthesize assessment data before communicating it to others.
Assess and anticipate discharge needs and develop relationships with families that support their ability to advocate for the patient and themselves.
Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update plans of care and use multidisciplinary resources in planning.
Use communication to convey planning, address cultural and ethnic issues in care planning, and prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
Read journals containing studies or articles applicable to practice and bring ideas and questions to staff for assessment of applicability.