RN Clinical Nurse II - Holly Springs Postpartum

UNC Health Care; Holly Springs (NC); In loco; USD 47.000 - 67.000; Tempo pieno

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UNC Health Care's Rex Holly Springs Hospital Women and Children unit is seeking a Per Diem Registered Nurse to provide compassionate nursing care in a Level II birthing center setting. The team emphasizes patient education, safety, and coordinated care for mothers and newborns.

The unit includes a 12-bed tower with a 2-bed Level II newborn nursery and supports nighttime shifts. Requires NC RN licensure, BLS, and at least 1 year of nursing experience.

Competenze

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• Must be licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• 1 year of nursing experience.
• BLS for Healthcare Providers certification required.

Mansioni

• Provide competent clinical nursing care in a hospital setting.
• Coordinate and deliver patient care utilizing the nursing process.
• Educate patients and families; assess learning needs and teaching readiness.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team discussions for care planning and discharge planning.
• Contribute to unit goals and performance improvement activities.

Conoscenze

Nursing

Formazione

BSN in Nursing

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Description

UNC Holly Springs Women's & Children's Services | 5 Bed Tower

UNC Holly Springs Women's and Children's Services, 5 Bed Tower, is a 12-bed unit that care for women and their newborn recovering from delivery, minor gyn surgeries and stable antepartum. We are a growing department as we grow with our community in Southern Wake County and surrounding areas. We provide couplet care for 3 couplets in a Level II Birthing Center, performing assessment's, evaluating educational needs and support throughout the mother and baby's stay. We provide postop care for GYN surgical patients who have had minor GYN surgeries including assessment, wound care and postop education and support. Stable antepartums may need bedrest and further evaluation and follow up non-stress tests.

Our 5 Bed Tower also houses a 2-bed level II newborn nursery that our neonatal nurses care for with the support of Women's team. We care not only for normal newborns but also neonates who may require Level II nursery care, stabilization and greater than 35 weeks.

We would prefer a candidate that has at least 2 years of postpartum or women's services experience.

Nurse/Patient Ratio: 1:3 couplets

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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. 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

• 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.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC Rex Holly Springs Hospital

Organization Unit: HS Women and Children

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 4.00

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:Holly Springs

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.

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