RN Clinical Nurse II - Transfusion Medicine Service

UNC Health; Raleigh; On-site; CAD 139,441,000 - 197,139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

RN Incentive Program

Job summary

UNC Health in Chapel Hill, NC, is seeking a Clinical Nurse to provide competent nursing care in a hospital setting. The role reports to the Nurse Manager/Director and uses the nursing process to coordinate and deliver patient care.

This position offers benefits and eligibility for UNC Hospitals RN Incentive Program, including a $10,000 incentive. Required education, licensure, and experience are outlined, with focus on patient education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and discharge planning.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• If hired after January 6, 2014, must enroll within four years and obtain a BSN within seven years of employment.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina; BLS for Healthcare Provider certification.
• One (1) year of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Educates patients and families; uses education materials relevant to patient population.
• Evaluates care with interdisciplinary team; revises plan of care as needed; supports continuity of care.
• Implements care for patients with complex problems; performs bedside point-of-care testing as required.
• Leads in developing goals to promote professional growth and unit performance; supports cost-effective care.
• Plans care with patient/family; collaborates with multidisciplinary resources; assesses discharge planning needs.
• Participates in evaluating outcomes and research ideas for practice improvement.

Skills

Patient care

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Education/teaching

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

RN License NC

BSN within 7 years

Job description

This position qualifies for UNC Hospitals RN Incentive Program, offering a $10,000 incentive.

Description

• This position qualifies for UNC Hospitals RN Incentive Program, offering a $10,000 incentive.

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.

Other Information

Other information:

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: STATE
• Entity: UNC Medical Center
• Organization Unit: Transfusion Medicine Service
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00
• 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: Day Job
• Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
• This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health.

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.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.