RN PRN - Cath Lab

UNC Health • Rocky Mount, NC

2d • 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. This per-diem role is in the Cardiac Cath Lab at Nash UNC Health Care and is onsite, with a day-job schedule and 4 standard hours per week.

Requirements

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
• One year of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in identifying and meeting personal learning needs, attend relevant education programs, use patient education materials with assistance, and assess patients’ and families’ readiness and ability to learn.
• Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising plans of care, participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of care, and communicate relevant information to support continuity of care.
• Provide competent care to patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs; perform bedside point-of-care testing as required; follow organizational and nursing standards and policies; prioritize care; and consult appropriate resources for complex care, teaching, or discharge-planning needs.
• Develop and pursue professional growth goals, contribute to unit goals and performance improvement, support inter- and intradepartmental collaboration, use communication systems effectively, promote cost-effective care, give feedback to coworkers, remain aware of relevant public policy and regulatory guidelines, and promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
• Assess complex situations to determine care priorities, synthesize assessment data before communicating it, anticipate discharge needs, and build relationships that help families advocate for the patient and themselves.
• 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 research and bring ideas and questions to staff for consideration of applicability to practice.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed