RN Clinical Nurse II- The Critical Response Team (CRT)

UNC Health; Raleigh; On-site; CAD 67,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive program up to $20,000

Tuition loan forgiveness up to $25,000

Relocation assistance up to $10,000

Employee referral program

Job summary

UNC Health in Holly Springs seeks a Critical Response Team RN to coordinate, delegate and deliver safe, therapeutic nursing care across the hospital. You will respond to Rapid Response, Code Blue, Code Stroke, Code Sepsis and other critical events, with ultrasound-guided IV placement as needed and interdisciplinary support across departments.

Candidates should have ACLS, CCRN (or willing within 1 year), 2 years ICU experience and Charge RN exposure.

Qualifications

• Minimum ICU experience required with critical care background.
• ACLS certification is required or must be obtained.
• CCRNs or willingness to obtain CCRN within 1 year of hire.
• Charge RN experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Education - identify learning needs; attend education programs; assess readiness to learn.
• Evaluation of Care - identify outcomes; discuss with team; promote continuity of care.
• Implementation - provide care for complex patients; perform point-of-care testing; follow policies.
• Leadership - set goals, collaborate, communicate, and promote cost-effective care.
• Patient Assessment - determine care priorities; assess discharge needs and family support.
• Planning - plan care with multidisciplinary resources; address cultural issues; prioritize tasks.
• Research - read journals; share ideas with staff for applicability.

Skills

ICU experience

ACLS

CCRN

Charge RN experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Master's degree in Nursing

Job description

Description

• This position qualifies for our UNC Rex Incentive Program, which includes up to $20,000 commitment incentive or up to $25,000 tuition loan forgiveness. In addition, this position is also eligible for up to $10,000 in relocation assistance (based on location) and our employee referral program.

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

The Critical Response Team (CRT) RN role utilizes the nursing process—assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation—to coordinate, delegate, and deliver safe, therapeutic nursing care to patients throughout the hospital. As an emergency responder, this nurse responds alongside the appropriate teams to Rapid Response, Code Blue, Code Stroke, Code Sepsis, Code STEMI, and CRT RN consults, with a primary focus on interdisciplinary collaboration and the delivery of high-quality patient care. In addition, the CRT RN serves as a hospital-wide resource for difficult IV placements and will be trained to place ultrasound-guided IVs. As Holly Springs is a smaller community hospital, this role provides valuable support across departments while bringing the critical thinking skills needed to meet a variety of patient care needs.

Preferred

• Minimum of 2 years ICU experience
• ACLS
• CCRN (or willing to obtain within 1 year of hire)
• Charge RN experience.

This is a 36 hour/wk position. Some weekends required.

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

Summary

Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Clinical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Education - Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population. Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
• Evaluation of Care - Identifies expected patient outcomes. Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
• Implementation - Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan. Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning.
• Leadership - With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively uses communication systems. Participates in promoting cost-effective care. Gives feedback to co-workers. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment. Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all.
• Patient Assessment - Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families. Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
• Planning - Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Research - Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice. Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.

Education Requirements

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• If hired after January 6, 2014, must be enrolled within four years of employment, and obtain a Bachelor's degree with a major in Nursing or a Master's degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of employment date.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification

Professional Experience Requirements

• One (1) year of nursing experience.

Job Details

• Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
• Entity: UNC Rex Holly Springs Hospital
• Organization Unit: RHSH Critical Response Team
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
• Salary Range: $34.22 - $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Night Job
• Location of Job: US:NC:Holly Springs
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
• This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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