RN Clinical Nurse II - Float Pool - Days & Nights

UNC Health; British Woods (NC); On-site; USD 64,000 - 91,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health is seeking a Clinical Nurse at Caldwell Memorial Hospital in Lenoir, NC to provide competent nursing care and coordinate patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting.

You will report to the Nurse Manager/Director and participate in education, care evaluation, implementation, leadership, patient assessment, planning, and research as part of daily practice. This 36-hour/week night-shift role requires NC RN licensure and BLS, with at least 1 year of nursing experience.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
• One (1) year of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Education: participates in identifying learning needs and uses patient education materials relevant to the patient population.
• Evaluation of Care: identifies expected patient outcomes and communicates to promote continuity of care.
• Implementation: demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems using nursing standards and organizes care per patient needs.
• Leadership: collaborates to promote professional growth and coordinates with the interdepartmental team.
• Patient Assessment: synthesizes data to determine care priorities and anticipates discharge needs.
• Planning: collaborates with patient/family to update the care plan and utilizes multidisciplinary resources.
• Research: reads journals and brings ideas to staff for assessment of applicability.

Education

Graduation from a school of professional nursing

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.

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.

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: PCC Work Team

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.