RN Clinical Nurse II - Progressive Care Unit

UNC Health; Smithfield (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive program

Loan forgiveness

Job summary

UNC Health Johnston in Smithfield, NC is seeking a bedside RN to join the Progressive Care Unit, a 19-bed intermediate care team providing monitoring, antiarrhythmic and vasoactive therapies, and high‑quality patient care. You will report to the Nurse Manager/Director, coordinate care using the nursing process, participate in education, and collaborate across disciplines.

The UNC Health Johnston incentive program offers up to $20,000 for BSN with 1 year nursing experience or up to $16,000 for

Qualifications

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.

Responsibilities

• Education - participate in learning needs and patient education materials.
• Evaluation of Care - identify expected outcomes and communicate with the interdisciplinary team.
• Implementation - care for patients with complex problems and perform bedside testing as required.
• Leadership - contribute to unit goals and performance improvement.
• Patient Assessment - assess priorities and plan discharge needs.
• Planning - collaborate with patient/family to update the plan of care.
• Research - engage with current journals and apply relevant findings.

Skills

Registered Nurse

BLS

Care coordination

Education

Nursing degree (RN)

Job description

Description *This position qualifies for our UNC Health Johnston Incentive Program, which offers up to a $20,000.00 commitment incentive (4 year commitment) w/ BSN with at least 1 year of nursing experience and up to $16,000.00 commitment incentive (4 year commitment) w/ADN with at least 1 year nursing experience. Or Tuition Loan Forgiveness -up to $25,000 paid over three (3) yearsLearn more about our UNC Health Johnston Incentive Program here: https://jobs.unchealthcare.org/pages/johnston-incentive-programBecome 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.

Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Department: UNC Health Johnston PCU Department includes 19 intermediate level of care beds. Our team provides high quality care to a variety of patients including but not limited to antiarrhythmic and vasoactive drips, continuous Bi-PAP, and many other treatment modalities. Patients admitted to the Progressive Care Unit are on a continuous cardiac monitor. Ratios for intermediate level of care are 4 patients to 1 nurse. UNC Johnston is a Stroke, Chest Pain and STEMI accredited facility. Our PCU team consists of Registered Nurses, Monitor Techs and Patient Care Assistants that are committed to provide excellent, compassionate, and innovative care for our growing community.

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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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 nursing experience.

Job DetailsLegal Employer: NCHEALTHEntity: Johnston Health Organization Unit: Progressive Care Unit Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00Salary Range: $33.88 - $47.91 per hour (Hiring Range)Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work Assignment Type: OnsiteWork Schedule: Night Job Location of Job: US:NC:SmithfieldExempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

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