RN Clinical Nurse II - Children's Emergency Response Team

UNC Health; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Care's Children’s Services seeks a Pediatric Emergency Response RN to coordinate and deliver safe, high‑quality care for pediatric patients in the hospital. The role uses the nursing process to assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, with a focus on rapid response and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

This 36‑hour/week position includes day and night shifts, some weekends, and a state‑employed UNC Health position.

Qualifications

• One year of nursing experience.
• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing program.
• Licensed to practice as an RN in North Carolina with BLS.

Responsibilities

• Education: identify and meet learning needs; assess readiness to learn of patient/family.
• Evaluation of care: identify expected outcomes and revise plan accordingly.
• Implementation: manage care for complex patients with safety and quality focus.
• Leadership: collaborate across departments and contribute to unit goals.
• Patient assessment: prioritize care based on data from complex situations.
• Planning: update plans with multidisciplinary resources and cultural considerations.
• Research: engage with current journals and share ideas with team.

Skills

Nursing experience

BLS certification

North Carolina RN license

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Master's degree in Nursing

Job description

Description

The Children's Emergency Response RN role utilizes the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation) to coordinate, delegate and provide safe therapeutic nursing care to pediatric patients throughout the Children’s Hospital. As an emergency responder, this nurse will respond (along with the appropriate teams) to Pediatric Rapid Response, Pediatric Code Blue and Pediatric Trauma events with a primary function of collaborating with other disciplines and to provide continuity of patient care.

Activities include, but are not limited to:

• promoting effective team interactions
• facilitating timely assessment and disposition
• transfer of the patient for off unit procedures and between levels of care

Additional responsibilities of the CERT RN is to promote optimal patient outcomes through the safe and effective provision and maintenance of pediatric vascular access

This includes:

• placement of peripheral venous catheters (with and without ultrasound guidance)
• maintenance, care and troubleshooting of central lines
• education and performance improvement activities as designated by leadership

The ability to apply critical care nursing skills to a broad range of clinical issues, handle multiple complex situations simultaneously and communicate in an effective, positive, and professional manner is essential.

Preference will be given to candidates with:

• 2 years as a Pediatric Critical Care RN, Pediatric Emergency RN or a combination of both
• PALS, ACLS, ENPC, and TNCC

This is a 36 hour/wk position with a combination of both dayshifts and nightshifts.

Some weekends required.

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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. 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. Assess readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assess developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
2. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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

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.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Childrens Services

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: Rotating

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. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.