RN Clinical Nurse II ED Nights

UNC Health; North Carolina; On-site; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition Reimbursement

Nursing Clinical Ladder

Self-scheduling

Competitive salary and great benefits

Job summary

UNC Health Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, NC seeks a dedicated Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department. The role provides 24/7 competent care to acute and life-threatening conditions, with self-scheduling options and opportunities for tuition reimbursement and clinical ladder advancement.

Reporting to the Nurse Manager/Director, you will coordinate and deliver patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting, including education, evaluation, and leadership activities

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• 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 - participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs; uses patient education materials relevant to patient population.
• Evaluation of Care - identifies expected patient outcomes and participates in plan of care evaluation.
• Implementation - provides care for patients with complex problems and organizes care according to patient/family needs.
• Leadership - supports goals, facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration, and promotes safe care.
• Patient Assessment - recognizes data to determine care priorities and anticipates discharge needs.
• Planning - collaborates to update the plan of care with multidisciplinary resources.
• Research - reads journals and brings ideas to the staff for assessment.

Skills

Critical thinking

Situational awareness

Triage

Team player

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) license

Tools

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.

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
Fast paced! Critical thinking! Situational awareness! Triage and treat! Just a few of the attributes of the ED. Become part of a team whose goal is to provide competent care to our community 24/7 for acute, life-threatening and urgent medical conditions. We treat your whole family. Self-scheduling allows flexibility to meet life’s needs! Let us help you with your additional degrees with Tuition Reimbursement; Nurse Professional advancement with a Nursing Clinical Ladder. We also offer 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

• 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

Other information:

Education Requirements

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.

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: 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.