Registered Nurse - PACU/Recovery Room

UNC Health Care; Patton Park (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care is seeking a Clinical Nurse in Patton Park, North Carolina. The role involves coordinating patient care and delivering competent clinical services in a hospital setting. Candidates must have an active RN license in North Carolina and necessary certifications like BLS, PALS, and ACLS. Experience in acute care is preferred but not mandatory. Join a committed team in improving healthcare outcomes and supporting patients and their families.

Qualifications

• Must maintain a Registered Nurse license in North Carolina.
• BLS, PALS, and ACLS certifications required.
• Preferably have 1 year of experience in an acute care hospital.

Responsibilities

• Administers patient care under physician direction.
• Reports patient care plans and nursing responses.
• Organizes patient care according to needs.
• Collaborates with clinical teams.
• Communicates care plans with patients and families.
• Ensures compliance with health standards.

Skills

Patient care coordination

Clinical nursing

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Education

North Carolina RN license

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)

Job description

Description

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.

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.
• 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.

Required 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year of experience working in a registered nurse role in an acute care/inpatient hospital setting.

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.