RN Clinical Nurse II - (Per Diem) Medical / Surgical Unit

UNC Health•Clayton, NC

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards in a hospital setting. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the nurse coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process. The position is on the 24-bed 3rd Floor Medical/Surgical Unit, which cares for patients with a wide range of diagnoses, including chest pain, CHF, syncope, strokes, diabetes, COPD, and other medical-surgical conditions, as well as some surgery patients. The unit describes its team as dedicated and collaborative. Patient ratios are 1 RN to 5–6 patients. Day-shift support includes three Nursing Assistants and a Secretary; overnight support includes three Nursing Assistants. This is a per diem, onsite position in Clayton, North Carolina, with a rotating work schedule and standard hours listed as 1.00 per week. The hiring salary range is $34.22–$48.38 per hour; offers are determined by experience and internal equity. The position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, and is not a State-employed position.

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

Participate in identifying and meeting personal learning needs and attend education programs based on those needs.
Use relevant patient education materials with assistance; assess patients’ and families’ readiness to learn, developmental levels, and factors affecting learning.
Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising the plan of care, participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of care, and communicate information that supports continuity of care.
Provide competent care for patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs appropriate to the population.
Perform bedside point-of-care testing as required by the patient care plan and follow 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 high-risk discharge planning.
Develop professional-growth goals with assistance, achieve them within identified time frames or renegotiate them with a supervisor, and participate in unit goals and performance-improvement activities.
Support intra- and interdepartmental collaboration, use communication systems effectively, provide feedback to coworkers, promote cost-effective care, 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, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
Assess and anticipate discharge needs and develop relationships with families that support their ability to advocate for patients and themselves.
Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update plans of care; use multidisciplinary resources, consider cultural and ethnic issues, and prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
Read relevant journals and bring applicable ideas and questions to staff for consideration.