Pre-Op RN II: Expert Surgical Care & Team Collaboration

UNC Health; Mills River (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health's Pardee UNC Health Care in Mills River, NC is seeking a Clinical Nurse to coordinate and deliver patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting.

Reporting to the Nurse Manager/Director, you will work with an interdisciplinary team to plan, implement, and evaluate care, ensuring safety, quality, and compassionate service. This full-time role requires NC RN licensure and BLS, PALS, ACLS certifications.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina or one of compact states by the day of clinical care.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.

Responsibilities

• Administers patient care under the direction of a physician. Identifies and pursues expected patient outcomes in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
• Reports and records the plan for care, nursing care given, and the patient’s response to that care.
• Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures.
• 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.
• Collaborates with peers in a clinical operations environment, including fostering intra/interdepartmental communication.
• Synthesizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care, including appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families.
• Communicates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care using cultural competency and active listening. Develops relationships with patients and their families that promote their ability to advocate for patient and family needs.
• Develops clinical and operational excellence in self and in peers through education and training.
• Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all, including the application of standard precautions and principles of infection control.
• Ensures competency in all required skills and completes competency assessment annually per the documented competency checklist. Adheres to documented policies and processes as well as performing other related duties as assigned.

Job description

UNC Health's Pardee UNC Health Care in Mills River, NC is seeking a Clinical Nurse to coordinate and deliver patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting.

Reporting to the Nurse Manager/Director, you will work with an interdisciplinary team to plan, implement, and evaluate care, ensuring safety, quality, and compassionate service. This full-time role requires NC RN licensure and BLS, PALS, ACLS certifications.