RN Clinical Nurse II OR Float Pool

UNC REX Healthcare; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible scheduling

Opportunities to work at multiple UNC facilities

Job summary

UNC REX Healthcare is seeking experienced Float Pool OR Registered Nurses to join their team. Ideal candidates should possess strong scrubbing and circulating abilities, and be comfortable working across multiple specialties in a variety of surgical settings.

This position offers flexible scheduling with opportunities at various UNC facilities, and requires at least 2 years of OR nursing experience. Join a dynamic organization dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities they serve.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent clinical nursing care.
• Participate in identifying learning needs.
• Identify expected patient outcomes.
• Demonstrate competence in care of patients with complex problems.
• Lead and collaborate in patient care planning.

Education

Graduation from a school of professional nursing.

Tools

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider 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 based on identified learning needs; 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.

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.

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.

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 that facilitate 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.

Patient Assessment – Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care; includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational, 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.

Planning – Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care; uses 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.

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.

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.

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.