RN Clinical Nurse II - Pre-Op/Post Anesthesia Care Unit

UNC Health; North Carolina; Presencial; USD 47 000 - 67 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Free onsite parking

Convenient outpatient pharmacy

Resumo da oferta

UNC Health Hillsborough is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join our Pre-Op and PACU team. The RN will perform comprehensive assessments, patient and family education, and close monitoring before and after surgery in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

Candidates should have Preop, Post-op, PACU, ED or ICU experience, ACLS/PALS certifications within required timeframes, and be capable of high-acuity patient care.

Qualificações

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; obtain ACLS before working independently.
• ACLS/PALS must be completed within 6 months of hire.
• One year of nursing experience.

Responsabilidades

• Educates patients and families; identifies learning needs and delivers tailored education.
• Evaluates care outcomes and collaborates with the interdisciplinary team.
• Performs care for patients with complex needs across pre-op and PACU settings.
• Demonstrates leadership and supports unit goals and safety.
• Plans and prioritizes care; coordinates discharge planning and follow-up.

Conhecimentos

Nursing

Critical thinking

Patient education

Team collaboration

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Ferramentas

ACLS

PALS

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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.

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.

UNC Hillsborough is seeking an experienced RN to join our Pre-Op and PACU team! RNs in this fast-paced, team-oriented environment provide comprehensive assessments, patient and family education, pain and symptom management, and close monitoring of patients before and after surgery. We are seeking candidates with prior Preop, Post-op, PACU, ED, ICU experience, as this role requires strong critical thinking, rapid assessment skills, and comfort with high-acuity and post-anesthesia patients.

Schedule: Monday through Friday, four 10-hour shift per week working 6am - 4:30pm (Mon/Tue/Thurs/Fri) and 7am - 5:30pm (Wed). Call requirements for holidays, nights and weekends (average of 2-3 call shifts per 6-week schedule).

Required Certifications: ACLS must be obtained before working independently. PALS must be completed within 6 months of hire.

UNC Hillsborough Perks

• Free onsite parking
• Convenient outpatient pharmacy

Service Lines Our Team Supports Include

• Orthopedic Center of Excellence for Total Joints
• Sports Orthopedics, Foot & Ankle, Ortho & Neuro Spine
• General Surgery
• Urology
• Gynecology
• Ophthalmology
• Gastroenterology (GI)

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

• 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.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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

Other information:

Education Requirements

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• 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 Hillsborough

Organization Unit: Pre/PACU HBO Hosp

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

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:Hillsborough

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.

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