RN Clinical Nurse II - Gastroenterology Clinic at Eastowne

UNC Health • Chapel Hill, NC

2d • 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 role coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process in the Gastroenterology Clinic at Eastowne, an academic gastroenterology practice serving patients with digestive and liver diseases. The clinic is located at 100 Eastowne Drive, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and operates Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with no weekends or holidays. The position is onsite and scheduled for 40 hours per week.

The nurse participates in professional learning, evaluates and communicates patient outcomes, implements individualized care, and contributes to unit leadership and improvement activities. The nurse assesses patients’ physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs; collaborates with patients, families, and multidisciplinary colleagues on care plans; and supports continuity of care and discharge planning. A $10,000 commitment incentive is paid in equal installments every six months during a three-year work commitment.

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.

Responsibilities

• Identify and meet personal learning needs, attend relevant education programs, and use appropriate patient education materials with assistance.
• Assess patients’ and families’ readiness to learn, developmental levels, and factors affecting their ability to learn.
• Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising care plans, participate in interdisciplinary care evaluation, and communicate information to promote continuity of care.
• Provide competent care to patients with complex problems, including attention to physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
• Perform bedside point-of-care testing as required by the patient care plan.
• Apply 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, and patients at high risk for discharge-planning needs.
• Develop professional growth goals, meet them within the identified timeframe or renegotiate them with a supervisor, and contribute to unit goals and performance improvement.
• Support intra- and interdepartmental collaboration, use communication systems effectively, provide feedback to coworkers, and promote cost-effective care.
• Remain aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting health care and promote a safe, clean, and secure care environment.
• Assess complex situations, prioritize care, synthesize assessment data, anticipate discharge needs, and build relationships that help families advocate for patients and themselves.
• Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update care plans, use multidisciplinary resources, address cultural and ethnic considerations, and prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Read relevant research and bring applicable ideas and questions to staff for consideration.

Benefits

• UNC Health benefits.
• $10,000 commitment incentive paid in equal payments every six months during a three-year work commitment.
• Eligible North Carolina agency employees currently participating in TSERS or ORP may continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree