RN Clinical Nurse II - Medicine Specialty Unit

UNC Health Care; Chapel Hill (NC); Presencial; USD 47.000 - 67.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Relocation assistance up to $10,000

Descripción de la vacante

UNC Health Care System's UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill is seeking a Clinical Nurse for the Medicine Specialty Unit, a 36-hour per week, onsite position focused on acute pulmonary and infectious disease care. The role coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting, while participating in education, interdisciplinary collaboration, and discharge planning.

Relocation assistance up to $10,000 is available; RN licensure in North Carolina and BSN/MSN

Formación

• Nursing degree graduate and NC RN licensure.
• BLS certification required.
• One year of nursing experience preferred.

Responsabilidades

• Education: identify learning needs and educate patients.
• Evaluation of care and interdisciplinary team communication.
• Implement care for complex patients and coordinate discharge planning.
• Lead in collaboration and promote cost-effective care.
• Assess and plan patient care considering culture and family.
• Plan care with multidisciplinary resources and prioritise tasks.
• Read journals and apply findings to practice.

Conocimientos

Nursing

BLS

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Enrollment in BSN within 4 years

Master's degree in Nursing within 7 years

Descripción del empleo

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 Medical Center's Medicine Specialty Unit is adding to their team!

About the Unit

• 27-bed Medicine Specialty Unit focused on acute pulmonary and infectious disease care
• Equipped with Dual-channel telemetry and Continuous pulse oximetry
• Patient populations include: HIV-positive patients, Respiratory disease patients, and Adults with cystic fibrosis

This unit received the Beacon Gold Award for Excellence (AACN), recognizing sustained excellence in patient outcomes and nursing practice

Position Details

• 36 hours per week
• Variable schedule to allow flexibility
• Personalized scheduling to boost your satisfaction
• Improve your work life balance through adaptable hours

Up to $10,000 in relocation assistance (dependent on mileage)

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: UNCH Medicine Specialty Unit

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: Variable

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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