RN New Graduate Nurse - General Medicine

UNC Health•Chapel Hill, NC

15d•Onsite

About The Position

UNC Medical Center is hiring new graduate nurses for its General Medicine team. The 24-bed unit provides prevention, diagnosis, and treatment for complex, non-surgical adult conditions, including severe respiratory issues, gastrointestinal diseases, and multi-system chronic comorbidities. The patient ratio is 1:4. The Clinical Nurse provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards, coordinating and delivering patient care through the nursing process in a hospital setting. The nurse reports and is accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director. The role is 36 hours per week, onsite, with rotating day and night shifts and weekend work. Self-scheduling balances individual and unit needs. New graduates participate in a yearlong, structured transition-to-practice residency featuring unit-based orientation, a residency curriculum, mentorship, clinical support, professional development, and skill-building. Eligibility is limited to final-semester nursing students or graduates within the past 12 months who have less than six months of RN experience. Applicants must be eligible for North Carolina RN licensure before starting, and the RN license must be obtained before the first day of employment. Applicants must graduate from a school of professional nursing. Nurses hired after January 6, 2014 must enroll within four years of employment and obtain a bachelor's or master's degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of their employment date. Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification is required. No prior professional experience is required. The salary starts at $32.55 per hour; pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity. Up to $10,000 in relocation assistance may be offered depending on mileage. This is a state position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. A cover letter is strongly encouraged and should include clinical interests. Current UNC Medical Center employees must apply as internal candidates.

Requirements

Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
Must be a final-semester nursing student or have graduated within the past 12 months for residency eligibility.
Less than six months of RN experience for residency eligibility.
Eligible for North Carolina RN licensure before the start date; RN license must be obtained before the first day of employment.
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina by the day of clinical care.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
For nurses hired after January 6, 2014: enroll within four years of employment and obtain a bachelor's or master's degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of the employment date.
No prior professional experience required.

Nice To Haves

A cover letter is strongly encouraged and should include clinical interests.

Responsibilities

Participate in identifying and meeting personal learning needs, attend educational programs, use relevant patient education materials with assistance, and assess patient and family readiness and ability to learn.
Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising care plans, participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of care, and communicate information to support continuity of care.
Deliver competent care for patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs; perform point-of-care testing as required; follow organizational and nursing standards and procedures; prioritize care; and consult appropriate resources about complex care, teaching, or discharge-planning needs.
Develop professional growth goals with assistance and meet or renegotiate them within the identified timeframe; collaborate across departments; participate in unit goals and performance improvement; use communication systems effectively; promote cost-effective care; give coworkers feedback; remain aware of relevant public policy and regulatory guidance; and promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
Recognize data from complex situations to set care priorities, synthesize assessment data, assess and anticipate discharge needs, and build relationships with families that support patient advocacy and their own needs.
Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update plans of care, use multidisciplinary resources, communicate planning, 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 consideration.