RN Clinical Nurse II (Per Diem) - Ambulatory Surgery Center PreOp/PACU

UNC Health; Chapel Hill (NC); On-site; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Chapel Hill, NC, is seeking a Clinical Nurse to provide competent perioperative nursing care in a fast-paced ambulatory surgery setting. Reporting to the Nurse Manager/Director, this role coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process in an ambulatory environment.

You will collaborate with PreOp, PACU, Short Stay, and cystoscopy teams to ensure safe, efficient care while maintaining patient-centered practices.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• One (1) year of relevant and current experience required.

Responsibilities

• Education - identify learning needs and educate patient/family/caregivers. Assess readiness and learning factors.
• Evaluation of Care - identify outcomes and revise plans with the team.
• Implementation - provide competent care for patients with complex needs and follow policies.
• Leadership - support unit goals and promote collaboration and safe care.
• Patient Assessment - prioritize needs and plan discharge readiness with families.
• Planning - coordinate care with multidisciplinary resources and communication.
• Research - engage with current journals and discuss applicability with staff.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Patient education

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Graduation from a school of professional nursing

Job description

Description

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

The UNC Ambulatory Surgery Center (ASC) is a free-standing surgical facility with 8 operating rooms and 3 cystoscopy procedure rooms. Our department includes 9 PreOp bays, 10 PACU bays, 6 Short Stay Unit (SSU) rooms for patients requiring stays of up to 23 hours, and 9 dedicated cystoscopy pre/post-procedure bays.

The ASC supports a diverse range of surgical specialties, including orthopedics (sports), ENT, plastic surgery, general surgery, surgical oncology, and urology. We care for both pediatric and adult patients, with our pediatric population beginning at 6 months of age.

Our team currently cares for approximately 32 patients per day, with volumes growing to approximately 40-48 patients daily following the addition of cystoscopy services. PACU nurses can typically expect to care for approximately 4-6 patients per shift, depending on patient acuity, surgical volume, and workflow.

Our multidisciplinary team works collaboratively across PreOp, PACU, Short Stay, and cystoscopy areas to provide safe, efficient, and patient-centered perioperative care in a fast-paced ambulatory surgery environment.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

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 relevant and current experience required

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: UNCH Pre-Op/PACU ASC

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 6.00

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: 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 race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.