RN Clinical Nurse II - Peds/Neo Specialty Team - Carolina Air Care

UNC Health • Chapel Hill, NC

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Clinical Nurse coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process. This position works 36 hours per week on rotating shifts and at rotating bases with Carolina Air Care’s Pediatric/Neonatal Critical Care Transport Team. The work environment includes helicopters and ground ambulances, with some time outdoors. The position requires working in this environment without restrictions and meeting aircraft safety requirements, including a weight limit of 215 pounds or less and the ability to lift 150 pounds with assistance.

Carolina Air Care is a CAMTS-accredited critical care and emergency transportation agency serving North Carolina and surrounding areas. Its operations include helicopters, ambulances, and a communications center operating 24 hours a day. The Pediatric/Neonatal Specialty Team cares for neonatal and pediatric patients during critical care transport. The Education Team supports clinical standards through continuing education, evidence-based medicine, equipment training, high-fidelity simulations, research studies, and new-hire assessments.

The successful candidate will have recent experience in a Neonatal and/or Pediatric ICU. The position qualifies for the UNC Hospitals RN Incentive Program and relocation assistance based on location.

Requirements

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Current AHA Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), BLS–Healthcare Provider, and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) provider certifications required prior to interview.
• At least three years of experience in pediatric or neonatal emergency or critical care management in a NICU or PICU; recent Neonatal and/or Pediatric ICU experience is specified.
• For individuals hired after January 6, 2014: enrollment within four years of employment and completion of a Bachelor’s degree with a major in Nursing or a Master’s degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of the employment date.
• Ability to work in the helicopter and ground ambulance environment without restrictions and meet aircraft safety requirements, including weighing 215 pounds or less and being able to lift 150 pounds with assistance.

Nice To Haves

• Five years of experience in pediatric or neonatal emergency or critical care management is preferred.
• Pediatric trauma certification such as Pediatric International Trauma Life Support (PITLS), TNCC, or ENPC, required within one year of hire.
• Relocation assistance may be available based on location.

Responsibilities

• Identify personal learning needs, attend education programs, use relevant patient education materials with assistance, and assess patient and family readiness and ability to learn.
• Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising care plans, participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of care, and communicate relevant 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; 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 the identified time frame, and participate in collaboration, unit goals, performance improvement, cost-effective care, and coworker feedback.
• Use communication systems effectively, remain aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting healthcare, and promote a safe, clean, and secure care environment.
• Recognize and synthesize assessment data from complex situations to determine care priorities, assess physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs, anticipate discharge needs, and support families in advocating for the patient and themselves.
• Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update plans of care, use multidisciplinary resources, address cultural and ethnic issues, communicate plans, and prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Read relevant journals and bring potentially applicable ideas and questions to staff for consideration.

Benefits

• UNC Hospitals RN Incentive Program
• Relocation assistance based on location
• UNC Health benefits
• Eligible employees currently participating in TSERS or ORP through another North Carolina agency may continue participating in those plans at UNC Health

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level