RN Clinical Nurse II OR Float Pool

UNC Health Care; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Opportunities to work in various locations

Job summary

UNC Health Care is hiring experienced Operating Room RNs for our Float Pool team. The role involves working in a variety of surgical specialties and requires the ability to scrub and circulate.

With flexible scheduling and opportunities across multiple facilities, this role is perfect for skilled nurses who thrive in dynamic environments.

A commitment to patient care and teamwork is essential. Join us to help improve the health of the communities we serve!

Qualifications

• 2 years of strong OR experience required.
• Comfort working across multiple specialties is essential.
• Must have strong adaptability for various locations.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver patient care using the nursing process.
• Participate in interdisciplinary team discussions.
• Assess and anticipate discharge needs for patients.

Skills

Operating Room Experience

Ability to Scrub and Circulate

Adaptability

Comfort in Varied Specialties

Education

Graduation from a school of professional nursing

Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Job description

Description

Float Pool OR Registered Nurses - UNC Medical Center

UNC Medical Center is seeking experienced Operating Room RNs to join our Float Pool team. We are looking for skilled nurses who can scrub and circulate and enjoy working across multiple specialties in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.

What we offer

• Flexible scheduling: pick 1–2 shifts per week
• Shift options: rotating days, evenings, and nights with 8, 10 or 12 hour shifts
• Opportunities to work at:
  • UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill
  • Ambulatory Surgery Center
  • UNC Hillsborough Hospital

What we're looking for

• 2 years of strong OR experience
• Ability to scrub and circulate
• Comfort working in a variety of surgical specialties
• Adaptability and enthusiasm for floating between locations

If you're an experienced OR RN who thrives on variety and autonomy, we'd love to hear from you! 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 and consistent with shift commitment and service line competency. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Clinical Nurse II OR Float is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process across multiple hospitals and service lines within UNC Health.

Responsibilities

Education: participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self; attends education programs; uses patient education materials; assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers; assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.

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; communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.

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; 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.

Leadership: develops goals to promote professional growth; achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame; is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration; participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities; promotes cost‑effective care; gives feedback to co‑workers; promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment.

Patient Assessment: recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care; synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole; assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families; develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate.

Planning: collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care; uses multidisciplinary resources; addresses cultural and ethnic issues; prioritizes tasks for patients with complex problems.

Research: reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable; brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.

Education Requirements

Graduation from a school of professional nursing.

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

Two (2) years of nursing experience.

EEO Statement

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.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.