RN Clinical Nurse II - Acute Care Nights

UNC Health; Lenoir (NC); On-site; USD 47,000 - 66,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Commitment bonus

Job summary

UNC Health in Lenoir, NC is seeking a part-time Clinical Nurse to provide competent nursing care in a hospital setting and coordinate care with the nursing team. Reporting to the Nurse Manager/Director, you will use the nursing process to deliver patient care and participate in education, evaluation, and discharge planning.

Responsibilities include education, care evaluation, patient assessment, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
• One year of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Education: identify learning needs and provide patient education materials appropriate to patient population. Assess readiness to learn of patient/family. Tailor education accordingly.
• Evaluation of Care: participate in care planning and interdisciplinary team discussions to evaluate outcomes and ensure continuity of care.
• Implementation: provide competent care for patients with complex problems, perform bedside point-of-care testing as required, follow policies and procedures, prioritize care, and consult as needed.
• Leadership: set goals for professional growth, promote interdepartmental collaboration, contribute to unit goals and performance improvement, and ensure safe hospital operations.
• Patient Assessment: synthesize data to prioritize needs, anticipate discharge planning, and build relationships with families to advocate for patients.
• Planning: collaborate with patient/family to update the plan of care, use multidisciplinary resources, consider cultural factors, and prioritize tasks.
• Research: read journals and bring ideas/questions to the team for applicability.

Job 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.

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.

Commitment bonuses are an option at $20,000/4 yrs or $15,000/3 yrs.

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

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.

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.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTHEntity: Caldwell Memorial Hospital Organization Unit: Nursing 3 West Acute

Work Type: Part Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 24.00

Salary Range: $33.88 - $47.91 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Weekend

Location of Job: US:NC:Lenoir

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 their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.