RN Clinical Nurse II - ED Nights

Nash UNC Health Care; Lenoir (NC); On-site; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement

Nurse Professional Advancement/Nursing

Nursing Clinical Ladder

Competitive salary rates and great be​

Self-scheduling: (3) 12 hour Night

Job summary

UNC Health Caldwell ED in Lenoir, NC is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department. The role focuses on triage, critical thinking, and timely patient care during night shifts.

Responsibilities include education, care evaluation, implementation of complex patient plans, leadership in care delivery, and discharge planning. Nursing education and state RN licensure with BLS are required, with at least one year of experience.

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) certification
• One year of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Education - Identify learning needs and educate patient/family; assess readiness to learn.
• Evaluation of Care - Identify outcomes and revise care plan as needed; communicate with team.
• Implementation - Provide competent care for patients with complex needs; perform bedside testing; prioritize care.
• Leadership - Set goals for professional growth and collaborate across departments; promote cost-effective care.
• Patient Assessment - Gather data and determine priorities; project discharge planning needs.
• Planning - Collaborate with patient/family to update care plan; use multidisciplinary resources.
• Research - Read journals and discuss applicability with staff.

Skills

Critical thinking

Triage & patient assessment

Teamwork

Self-scheduling

Education

RN Licensure NC

BLS Certification

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 Health Caldwell ED

Commitment bonuses available for $15,000 for 3 years or $20,000 for 4 years!

Fast paced! Critical thinking! Situational awareness! Triage and treat!

• Teamwork!
• Self-scheduling: (3) 12 hour Night shift
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Nurse Professional Advancement/Nursing Clinical Ladder!
• Competitive salary rates and great benefits!

UNC Health Caldwell is the place you belong!

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

• 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: NCHEALTH

Entity: Caldwell Memorial Hospital

Organization Unit: Emergency Room

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: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 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.