RN - Cardiovascular Operating Room

UNC Health Care; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse for the UNC Medical Center Operating Room in Chapel Hill, NC. The role entails coordinating and delivering high-quality patient care in a fast-paced surgical setting, reporting to the Nurse Manager/Director, and supporting patient-centered outcomes.

Responsibilities include education, care evaluation, implementation of nursing plans, leadership, and discharge planning, with three 12-hour shifts weekly, and on-site work.

Qualifications

• RN license in NC is required.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider certification.
• Minimum one year of nursing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs; attend education programs.
• Evaluates patient care and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team.
• Delivers care with nursing processes; coordinates care planning and discharge needs.
• Leads and promotes teamwork, cost-conscious care, and safety within the unit.
• Assesses patient data to prioritize care; plans and communicates with the team.
• Participates in planning with the patient/family and utilizes resources.
• Keeps abreast of research applicable to practice.

Skills

Nursing experience

BLS certification

RN license

Education

RN degree program

BSN within seven years

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.

UNC Chapel Hill Main Campus is a level one trauma academic facility and includes 26 operating rooms. It is a very fast-paced environment offering multiple service lines. We are proud to be on the cutting edge of technology for many surgical procedures. Our specialty procedures include cochlear implants, organ transplants, bariatric procedures, open-heart surgeries, ECMO, endovascular surgeries, flap reconstructive surgeries, stereotactic and image guided neuro surgeries, da Vinci robotic surgeries, and Hyperthermia Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy (HIPEC). In PreOp/PACU we prepare adult patients for surgery and/or recover post-procedure for multiple procedural areas to include Cystoscopy, VIR, Radiation Oncology, EP/Cath lab and MRI (these patients may receive general anesthesia).

UNC Health's North Carolina Surgical Hospital boasts state-of-the-art operating rooms and patient-centric healing environments. This space connects to our existing five-building UNC Medical Center campus and features the following:

• Seven stories with 375,000 square feet
• 26 ORS, including hybrid rooms accommodating imaging technology
• 59 pre- and post-operative rooms
• 80 ICU beds and 15 surgical observation beds

Schedule Information

• Three 12-hour shifts per week, Monday through Friday
• 7am - 7pm or 9am - 9pm
• Call and holiday requirements

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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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

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: Operating Room

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range:$35.94 - $54.96 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Variable

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.

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