RN Clinical Nurse II, Nights - Emergency Department

UNC Health Care; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 47,141 - 66,648; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to $20,000 commitment incentive

Tuition loan forgiveness up to $25,000

Relocation assistance up to $10,000

Employee referral program

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Raleigh, North Carolina is seeking a Clinical Nurse for their Emergency Department. This full-time position involves coordinating and delivering patient care, participating in education and training, and ensuring compliance with nursing standards. Candidates must be licensed Registered Nurses in North Carolina with at least one year of nursing experience. The role offers competitive pay ranging from $34.22 to $48.38 per hour, along with additional incentives for relocation and tuition assistance offered by the organization.

Qualifications

• Must be licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification required.
• One year of nursing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards.
• Evaluate patient outcomes and revise care plans as needed.
• Implement care based on nursing standards and policies.
• Leverage multidisciplinary resources to plan patient care.
• Lead and promote professional growth within a healthcare team.

Skills

Clinical nursing care

Patient assessment

Communication

Leadership

Education

Graduation from a school of professional nursing

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing (if hired after 2014)

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

Description

This position qualifies for our UNC Rex Incentive Program, which includes up to $20,000 commitment incentive or up to $25,000 tuition loan forgiveness. In addition, this position is also eligible for up to $10,000 in relocation assistance (based on location) and our employee referral program. Learn more about our UNC Rex Incentive Program here: https://jobs.unchealthcare.org/pages/unc-rex-incentive-program

Hours: 7:00p - 7:00a

UNC REX Emergency Department

Includes 54 beds with a non-designated holding area that consists of 8 beds with private rooms, catering to behavioral health patient needs in the ED. We have 2 major resuscitation rooms, triage rooms for initial assessment, department radiology suite, and a decontamination room. Our ED team cares for patients in all life‑threatening situations, less‑critical injuries requiring minor treatment, acute and behavioral health diagnoses.

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.

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 and 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 Healthcare
• Organization Unit: Rex Emergency Department
• 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:Raleigh
• 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 Health Care System. This is not a State‑employed position.

EEO Statement

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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