Registered Nurse - Outpatient - Infectious Disease

UNC Health; Glenn Brook (NC); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health is seeking a Clinical Nurse for the Infectious Disease Clinic at Pardee UNC Health Care, located at 705 6th Ave W, operating onsite in a full-time day schedule. The role provides coordinated patient care in an outpatient/hospital setting, following nursing process and professional standards.

The incumbent will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, ensure safe and effective discharge planning, and uphold infection control practices while delivering compassionate care to patients

Qualifications

• Must be graduated from an accredited school of nursing.
• Must be licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina or a compact state.
• Current BLS certification required for all roles.
• Hired candidates must hold relevant certifications per clinical area.

Responsibilities

• Administers patient care under physician supervision and aligns care with expected outcomes.
• Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with standards and policies.
• Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs and discharges planning.
• Collaborates with peers to foster intra/interdepartmental communication.
• Synthesizes data to determine priorities for care and anticipates discharge needs.
• Communicates plan of care to patient/family with cultural competency and active listening.
• Develops clinical and operational excellence through education and training.
• Maintains a safe, clean hospital environment with infection control principles.

Skills

Registered Nurse license

BLS certification

Accredited nursing program

Education

Graduate of accredited nursing school

Job description

Description

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: The Clinical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in an outpatient / physician practice setting. 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

• Administers patient care under the direction of a physician. Identifies and pursues expected patient outcomes in collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.
• 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.

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.

Required

• Must be graduated from an accredited school of nursing
• Must be licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina or one of compact states
• Current BLS certification required for all roles
• Hired candidates are required to hold relevant certifications as per clinical area

Preferred

• 2-3 years of relevant experience

Job Details

Legal Employer: Pardee - HCHC

Entity: Pardee UNC Health Care

Organization Unit: Infectious Disease Clinic

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: 705 6TH AV W

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

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.