Intermediate Unit

UNC Health•Chapel Hill, NC

13d•Onsite

About The Position

UNC Medical Center is hiring an experienced Registered Nurse for 5 Children's, a 24-bed acute and intermediate care unit providing comprehensive, family-centered care to pediatric hematology, oncology, bone marrow transplant, and cardiac patients, as well as general medicine and surgical patients. Patients range from birth through adolescence and sometimes early adulthood. Pediatric experience is preferred but not required; comprehensive training includes pediatric perspectives. The Clinical Nurse provides competent nursing care consistent with professional standards and is accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director for coordinating and delivering patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting. This is a full-time, onsite position in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, scheduled for 36 hours per week on night shift, with weekend and holiday rotations and flexible self-scheduling. The hiring range is $34.22–$48.38 per hour; offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

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 nursing experience.
If hired after January 6, 2014, enroll in a nursing bachelor's or master's degree program within four years of employment and obtain the degree within seven years of the employment date.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric nursing experience is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Identify personal learning needs and attend relevant education programs; use patient education materials with assistance and assess the readiness and developmental needs of patients and families for learning.
Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising plans of care, participate in interdisciplinary care evaluations, and communicate information to support continuity of care.
Provide competent care for patients with complex problems, including appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs; perform bedside point-of-care testing as required.
Follow organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures; organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs.
Consult appropriate resources promptly regarding complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, or patients at high risk for discharge-planning needs.
Develop professional growth goals, work toward them within agreed time frames, and contribute to collaboration, unit goals, performance improvement, cost-effective care, and coworker feedback.
Use communication systems effectively, remain aware of relevant public policy and regulatory guidelines, and promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
Assess complex situations, prioritize care, synthesize assessment data before communicating it, and anticipate 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, address cultural and ethnic considerations, and prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
Read relevant journals and bring potentially applicable ideas and questions to staff for consideration.