RN Clinical Nurse II - Medical / Surgical Unit

UNC Health•Clayton, NC

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse provides competent clinical 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 role is based on the 24-bed 3rd Floor Medical/Surgical Unit, which cares for patients with a wide variety of diagnoses, including chest pain, CHF, syncope, strokes, diabetes, COPD, other medical-surgical conditions, and some surgical cases. The unit emphasizes teamwork and reports typical ratios of one RN to five or six patients. Day-shift support includes three Nursing Assistants and a Secretary; overnight support includes three Nursing Assistants. The position is full-time, onsite in Clayton, North Carolina, with a rotating schedule and 36 standard hours per week. The stated hiring salary range is $34.22–$48.38 per hour; offers depend on experience and internal equity. This position qualifies for the UNC Health Incentive Program; applicants are advised to 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.
One year of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

Identify and meet personal learning needs, attend relevant education programs, and use patient education materials with assistance.
Assess patients’ and families’ readiness to learn, developmental levels, and factors that may affect learning.
Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising care plans, and participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of care.
Communicate relevant information to promote continuity of care.
Provide competent care for patients with complex problems, addressing physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
Perform bedside point-of-care testing as required by the patient care plan.
Follow organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures when delivering care.
Organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs, consulting appropriate resources promptly for complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, or discharge-planning risks.
Develop professional-growth goals with assistance, achieve them within the identified timeframe, or renegotiate them with a supervisor.
Collaborate across departments, participate in unit goals and performance-improvement activities, and use communication systems effectively.
Promote cost-effective care, provide feedback to coworkers, remain aware of relevant public policy and regulatory guidelines, and support a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
Recognize and prioritize care needs in complex situations; synthesize assessment data before communicating it to others.
Assess and anticipate discharge needs and develop relationships with families that support patient advocacy and family needs.
Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update plans of care, use multidisciplinary resources, address cultural and ethnic issues, and prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
Read relevant nursing journals and bring applicable ideas and questions to staff for discussion.