RN Clinical Nurse II OR - Endoscopy

UNC Health•Smithfield, NC

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Nurse II 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-based endoscopy department at UNC Johnston in Smithfield, North Carolina. The fast-paced unit operates up to two procedural rooms daily and averages 12 cases per day. It offers opportunities to develop GI expertise in a supportive team environment. Department hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with some rotating after-hours on-call time Monday through Friday. The position is onsite and qualifies for the UNC Health Johnston Incentive Program; applicants should ask their recruiter for details.

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.
Two years of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Identify personal learning needs, attend relevant education programs, and use appropriate patient education materials with assistance.
Assess patients’ and families’ readiness and ability to learn, including developmental level and factors that may affect learning.
Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising plans of care, and participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of care.
Communicate relevant patient information to support continuity of care.
Provide care for patients with complex problems, addressing physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs appropriate to the population.
Perform bedside point-of-care testing as required by the patient care plan.
Use organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures when delivering care; organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs.
Consult appropriate resources promptly for patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, or elevated discharge-planning needs.
Develop professional growth goals with assistance and achieve them within the identified timeframe or renegotiate them with a supervisor.
Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration, unit goals, performance improvement activities, and cost-effective care; give feedback to coworkers and use communication systems effectively.
Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment and remain aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting healthcare.
Assess complex situations to determine care priorities, synthesize assessment information before communicating it, and anticipate patient and family 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, and address cultural and ethnic considerations.
Prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems and use communication to convey care planning.
Read relevant journals and bring applicable ideas and questions to staff for consideration.
Participate in rotating Monday–Friday after-hours on-call coverage.