RN Clinical Nurse II - Acute Care General Surgery

UNC Health; Raleigh (NC); In loco; USD 97.957.000 - 138.573.000; Tempo pieno

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Incentive program

Relocation assistance

Employee referral program

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UNC Health is seeking a registered nurse for the Rex 7 West/General Surg unit in Raleigh, NC. The role requires an RN license in NC, BLS, and at least 1 year of nursing experience. The unit emphasizes patient-centered care, education, and collaboration within a diverse team.

Relocation assistance and an incentive program are available, with a 36-hour work week and night schedule. This is a full-time onsite position with competitive hourly pay.

Competenze

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• If hired after Jan 6, 2014, must be enrolled within four years and obtain a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing within seven years.

Mansioni

• Education: Identifies learning needs and delivers patient education materials.
• Evaluation of Care: Identifies expected outcomes and revises the plan of care with the team.
• Implementation: Manages care of complex patients and prioritizes tasks.
• Leadership: Develops goals to promote professional growth and collaboration.
• Patient Assessment: Interprets data to set care priorities for patients and families.
• Planning: Updates the plan of care with patient/family input and resources.
• Research: Reads journals and shares applicable ideas with staff.

Conoscenze

Nursing experience

Nursing care

BLS certification

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Master's degree in Nursing

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Description

*This position qualifies for our UNC Rex RN Incentive Program, which includes a choice of a Commitment Incentive or a Tuition Loan Forgiveness incentive. Additionally, this position qualifies for relocation assistance (when applicable) and our employee referral program.* 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.

7 West Acute Care General Surgery

The Acute Care General Surgery unit at UNC Rex Hospital is a 30-bed unit averaging a 1:5 nursing ratio and specializes in colorectal and urology services. This unit delivers compassionate, patient-centered care for those recovering from routine to complex surgical procedures including but are not limited to: advanced colorectal and urologic procedures post-operative patients following the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathway This unit is staffed with a diverse, multi-cultural team that values collaboration, inclusivity and mutual respect in addition to being experts in providing patient-centered care while working alongside dynamic surgeons performing a wide variety of procedures.

Summary

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

Education Requirements

Graduation from a school of professional nursing 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: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare Organization

Unit: Rex 7 West/General Surg

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

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: Night Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

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.