RN Clinical Nurse-II - GI Support Services

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

Job summary

UNC Health Care System in Chapel Hill seeks a GI Triage Nurse to coordinate pre-procedure readiness, educate patients, and collaborate with providers to ensure safe, efficient GI care. The role is full-time, day shift, onsite, with a 40-hour week.

The position offers a $10,000 incentive and a multidisciplinary team focused on high-quality patient-centered care in a busy GI clinic.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as an RN in North Carolina.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider certification.
• One year of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Education: identify learning needs; educate patient/family on readiness.
• Evaluation of care: participate in plan evaluation and interdisciplinary discussion.
• Implementation: care for patients with complex problems; organize and prioritize care.
• Leadership: support goals and intra/interdepartmental collaboration; promote safe care.
• Patient assessment: determine priorities and discharge planning needs.
• Planning: collaborate with patient/family to update the care plan.
• Research: review journals and discuss applicable findings.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Patient education

Team collaboration

Education

RN license in NC

BLS certification

BSN or higher within seven years

Job description

Description

* This position qualifies for the UNC Hospitals RN Incentive Program, offering a $10,000 incentive.

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The GI Triage Nurse is responsible for reviewing and coordinating patient readiness for gastrointestinal procedures, including verifying pre-procedure requirements and addressing clinical concerns. This role involves educating patients and families on procedure preparation, expectations, and post-procedure care, ensuring understanding of instructions and promoting safe, high-quality outcomes. The GI Triage Nurse collaborates closely with providers, schedulers, and other care team members to streamline workflow, reduce delays, and enhance the overall patient experience in the GI clinic. This nurse will be part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team that values communication, professional growth, and shared decision-making, contributing to a positive work environment and exceptional patient-centered care.

Schedule and Location:

• Address: 100 Eastowne Drive, Chapel Hill, NC 27514
• Monday-Friday 8a-5p
• No weekends
• No holidays

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

Other information:

Education Requirements:

• * Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• * 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: GI Support Services

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

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: Day Job

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.

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