RN Clinical Nurse II - PreOp/PACU

UNC Health; North Carolina; On-site; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Hillsborough is seeking a Clinical Nurse to provide competent perioperative nursing care in a hospital setting. The role reports to the Nurse Manager/Director and coordinates patient care using the nursing process.

Schedule is 5:00 PM to 11:00 PM with on-call coverage 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM. If needed, backup on-call from 9:00 PM - 7:00 AM. This is a full-time, onsite position with standard 30 hours per week and a salary range of $34.22 - $48.38 per hour.

Qualifications

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• If hired after Jan 6, 2014, must pursue BSN within four years and complete within seven years of employment.

Responsibilities

• Education: identifies learning needs and uses patient education materials.
• Evaluation of care: discusses plan of care with the team and promotes continuity of care.
• Implementation: cares for patients with complex needs and uses standards and procedures.
• Leadership: collaborates to achieve unit goals and promote safe, cost-effective care.
• Patient assessment: prioritizes care based on data and discharge planning needs.
• Planning: coordinates with family to update care plans and uses multidisciplinary resources.
• Research: reviews journals and brings applicable ideas to the team.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Patient safety

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Nursing degree path (BSN eligible)

BSN within 7 years of employment

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.

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 Hospital is a 160-bed community hospital with a robust surgical program, featuring 8 operating rooms (including 2 robotic ORs) and 3 procedural suites. Our perioperative services include 16 Preop roomettes, 12 PACU Phase I bays, 6 Phase II bays on the main campus, and 8 prep/hold bays in our Medical Office Building to support procedural care. We provide comprehensive surgical care across multiple specialties, including an Orthopedic Center of Excellence for Total Joints, Sports Orthopedics, Foot & Ankle, Ortho & Neuro Spine, general surgery, urology, gynecology, ophthalmology, and gastroenterology.

The scheduled hours for this position will be 5:00 PM - 11:00 PM with on-call coverage 11:00 PM - 7:00 AM. If additional support is needed overnight, there will be a backup on-call from 9:00 PM - 7:00 AM.

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.

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE
Entity: UNC Medical Center Hillsborough
Organization Unit: Pre/PACU HBO Hosp
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 30.00
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: Evening 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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