RN Clinical Nurse II (Per Diem)- Surgical Observation Unit

UNC Health • Chapel Hill, NC

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse 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.

The role is in a 15-bed Surgical Observation unit serving a varied adult surgical population, including patients on observation status, recovering for extended periods after PACU, and patients awaiting inpatient bed assignments. The unit cares for patients across general and specialty services, including ENT, plastics, trauma, and oncology. Teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration support admissions, treatments, transfers, and discharges around the clock.

This per diem, at-will position requires at least one 12-hour shift every two weeks and one summer and one winter holiday each year. The job details list a rotating schedule and onsite work in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The posting states that this per diem position does not qualify for employee benefits.

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 relevant, current experience.
• Ability to work at least one 12-hour shift every two weeks and one summer and one winter holiday each year.

Responsibilities

• Identify personal learning needs and attend education programs; use relevant patient education materials with assistance and assess patient and caregiver 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 that supports continuity of care.
• Deliver competent care to patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs; perform bedside point-of-care testing as required; follow organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures; and organize and prioritize care.
• Consult appropriate resources promptly for complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, and patients at high risk for discharge-planning needs.
• Develop professional growth goals with assistance and meet or renegotiate them within identified time frames; support collaboration, unit goals, and performance improvement; use communication systems effectively; promote cost-effective care; give coworkers feedback; remain aware of relevant public policy and regulatory guidelines; and promote a safe, clean, secure hospital environment.
• Recognize data from complex situations to determine care priorities, synthesize assessment data before communicating it, assess and anticipate discharge needs, and build relationships with families that support patient advocacy and family 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 for consideration of their applicability to practice.
• Work at least one 12-hour shift every two weeks and one summer and one winter holiday each year.

Benefits

• The posting says this per diem position does not qualify for employee benefits. It separately notes that employees of another North Carolina agency who participate in TSERS or ORP may be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed