RN Clinical Nurse -TP6M- MTSU

UNC Health•Rocky Mount, NC

4d•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 nurse coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process in a home health setting. The role includes assessing patients and families, planning and implementing care, evaluating outcomes, supporting education, collaborating with interdisciplinary team members, and contributing to leadership, safety, and improvement activities.

Requirements

Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
One year of nursing experience caring for acute and chronically ill patients, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must reside more than 50 miles from UNC Nash Campus.

Responsibilities

Identify personal learning needs and attend relevant education programs; assess patients’ and caregivers’ readiness and ability to learn, and use relevant patient education materials with assistance.
Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising plans of care, participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of care, and communicate relevant information to promote continuity.
Provide competent care for patients with complex needs, applying appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety considerations and organizational 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 patients at high risk for discharge planning.
Develop professional growth goals with assistance, meet or renegotiate goals within the agreed timeframe, and contribute to 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 environment.
Assess complex patient situations, determine care priorities, synthesize assessment data, anticipate discharge needs, and build 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 considerations, and prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
Read relevant journals and bring applicable ideas and questions to staff for discussion.