RN Clinical Nurse II- Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit

UNC Health Care; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 46,838 - 66,124; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extensive benefits package

Job summary

UNC Health Care's Neurosurgical ICU in Chapel Hill is seeking a Clinical Nurse II for a full-time, rotating 7am-7pm/7pm-7am schedule. This 36-hour-per-week role delivers expert bedside care in a 22-bed unit with comprehensive neuro-focused specialties.

Responsibilities include education, care planning, interdisciplinary collaboration, and discharge planning, with an emphasis on patient safety and evidence-based practice.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• If hired after January 6, 2014, must obtain BSN or MSN within seven years.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent clinical nursing care in accordance with professional standards.
• Coordinate and deliver patient care utilizing the nursing process.
• Collaborate with interprofessional team to ensure safe, effective care.
• Participate in education and development activities.
• Assist with discharge planning and patient education.

Skills

RN license

BLS certified

Nursing experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Job description

Description

NSICU is currently accepting applications for a Full time Clinical Nurse II, for a rotating position, 7am-7pm/7pm-7am. This is a 36 hour a week position, and qualifies for an extensive Benefits package.

The Neuroscience ICU is a 22 bed intensive care unit, created to have the ability to provide comprehensive Neuro-Specialty Care.The Neuroscience team of patient care providers work closely together to provide the most compassionate and comprehensive care to our patients. Patient illnesses include ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, brain tumors, epilepsy, spine injury, neuromuscular illness, neurodegenerative illness, neurotrauma, and central nervous system infections. We also have the honor of being a Joint Commission Certified Stroke Center. UNC Hospitals is the first hospital in North Carolina to receive the Comprehensive Stroke Center designation.

NSICU strengths: We offer a multidisciplinary team approach to patient care, with talented surgeons, knowledgeable medical physicians, intelligent nurse practitioners, and self-motivated nurses. We thrive in a challenging work environment that promotes critical thinking and unlimited learning opportunities. We are seeking candidates who will provide excellence in patient care, inspire teamwork, are eager to learn, and possess exceptional customer service skills.

The NSICU has also received the Beacon Award for Excellence designated by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN).The AACN created the Beacon designation to recognize individual units that have set a path to excellence in an effort to highlight critical care units that distinguish themselves in every facet of patient care. Recipients of a Beacon designation demonstrate excellence in sustained unit performance and patient outcomes.

UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill has received the American Heart Association awardGet With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Award for commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.

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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

• * 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: Neurosurgical ICU

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: Rotating

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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