RN Clinical Nurse II- Operating Room - 4th Floor

UNC REX Healthcare; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization dedicated to improving community health. This full-time role requires a compassionate Clinical Nurse to deliver high-quality patient care in a dynamic hospital environment. You will coordinate nursing processes, engage in patient education, and collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes. With a commitment to professional growth and a focus on inclusivity, this position offers a supportive atmosphere where your contributions will directly impact the well-being of patients and their families. If you are passionate about nursing and want to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing required.
• Must obtain a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing within specified time.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent clinical nursing care and coordinate patient care.
• Participate in patient education and assess readiness to learn.

Skills

Clinical Nursing Care

Patient Assessment

Patient Education

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Master's degree in Nursing

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Job description

Description

Number of OR’s: 5

Service Lines: Burn, Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Adult dental, pulmonary, and GI.

This is a full time, 40 hours/week position (7-530 x 4 days per week, with 1-2 late shifts per week). No call. No nights, no weekends, No UNC recognized holidays.

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

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: UNCH Operating Room 4th Floor

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $35.58 - $54.42 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 their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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