RN Clinical Nurse II - Labor and Delivery

UNC Health•Smithfield, NC

13d•Onsite

About The Position

UNC Health Johnston is seeking a Clinical Nurse II for its Labor and Delivery unit. The unit is a Level II center providing care to patients with normal- and high-risk labor and antepartum needs. Approximately 2,000 babies are born each year at UNC Health Johnston, and more than 1,000 patients are seen in its triage area. The unit has 13 labor and delivery rooms, four triage rooms, and two operating rooms across the Smithfield and Clayton campuses. Anesthesia coverage is available 24/7. The Clinical Nurse provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the nurse coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting. This is a full-time, benefited, onsite position with 36 standard hours per week. The schedule includes 7 a.m.–7 p.m. or 7 p.m.–7 a.m. shifts and a weekend rotation. The position qualifies for the UNC Health Incentive Program; applicants are advised to ask their recruiter for details.

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.

Responsibilities

Identify personal learning needs and 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 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, addressing appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs; perform bedside point-of-care testing as required.
Use organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures; organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs.
Consult appropriate resources promptly for complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, or patients at high risk for discharge-planning needs.
Develop professional-growth goals with assistance and meet them within the identified timeframe or renegotiate them with a supervisor.
Support intra- and interdepartmental collaboration, unit goals, performance-improvement activities, effective communication, cost-effective care, and coworker feedback.
Remain aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting health care and promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
Recognize and synthesize assessment data from complex situations to determine care priorities; assess physical, psychosocial, educational, safety, and discharge needs.
Build 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, communicate planning, address cultural and ethnic considerations, and prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
Read relevant journals and bring applicable ideas and questions to staff for consideration.