RN Clinical Nurse II - Operating Room

UNC Health•Chapel Hill, NC

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. The Clinical Nurse coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting and is accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director. The role is based at UNC Medical Center’s free-standing Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC), which provides surgical care to pediatric and adult patients across orthopedics (sports), ENT/OHN, plastics, general laparoscopic surgery, general oncology, pediatric urology, urology, and dental services. The ability to scrub is preferred but not required; proficiency in sports orthopedics or ENT is also preferred. The position is onsite in Chapel Hill and is scheduled Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., for three 10-hour shifts per week. There is no call, holiday, or weekend work. It is a full-time state position with 30 standard hours per week. The hiring salary range is $35.94–$54.96 per hour; offers are determined by experience and internal equity. This position is employed by UNC Health Care System and includes UNC Health benefits.

Requirements

Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
If hired after January 6, 2014, enrollment in a qualifying nursing degree program within four years of employment and completion of a bachelor’s degree or master’s degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of the employment date.
Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
One year of nursing experience.

Nice To Haves

Ability to scrub.
Proficiency in sports orthopedics or ENT.

Responsibilities

Identify personal learning needs, participate in education programs, use relevant patient education materials with assistance, and assess patients’ and caregivers’ 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 to support continuity of care.
Provide competent care for patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs; perform point-of-care testing as required; and follow organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
Organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs, and consult appropriate resources promptly for complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, or high-risk discharge planning.
Develop professional growth goals with assistance, meet or renegotiate goals within established time frames, and participate in unit goals and performance-improvement activities.
Support interdepartmental collaboration, use communication systems effectively, provide feedback to coworkers, promote cost-effective care, and maintain awareness of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting healthcare.
Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
Assess complex situations to establish care priorities, synthesize assessment data before communicating it, and anticipate patients’ and families’ discharge needs.
Develop relationships with families that support their ability to advocate for the patient and address 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 research and bring ideas and questions to staff to assess their applicability to practice.