RN Clinical Nurse II (Per Diem) - ICU

UNC Health•Chapel Hill, NC

23h•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 role is in a 30-bed critical care unit providing interprofessional care to critically ill patients with a wide range of medical and pulmonary diagnoses. The unit has a growing oncology patient population, offering nurses opportunities to develop oncology critical-care subspecialty skills. The team emphasizes collaboration, teaching, and continuous learning. This is a per diem, onsite position with a rotating schedule. Schedule expectations are one 12-hour shift every two weeks, rotating days, nights, and weekends. Shift differentials are offered.

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 relevant, current experience.

Nice To Haves

Previous critical care experience.

Responsibilities

Identify personal learning needs and participate in 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 to promote continuity of care.
Provide competent care for patients with complex problems, including appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety considerations.
Perform bedside point-of-care testing as required by the patient care plan and follow healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
Organize and prioritize care based on patient and family needs; consult appropriate resources promptly for complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, and high-risk discharge planning.
Develop professional growth goals with assistance, achieve or renegotiate goals within identified time frames, and contribute to unit goals and performance-improvement activities.
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 healthcare and promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
Recognize data from complex situations to set care priorities; synthesize assessment data before communicating it and assess and anticipate patient and family discharge needs.
Develop 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, consider cultural and ethnic issues, and prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
Read relevant professional journals and bring ideas and questions to staff for consideration of their applicability to practice.