RN Clinical Nurse II - Same Day Surgery

UNC Health; Clayton (NC); On-site; USD 71,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Johnston is seeking a Clinical Nurse for the Same Day Surgery unit in Clayton, NC. This full-time position provides preoperative and postoperative care across multiple service lines, including Orthopedics, General, and Cardiac services.

The role reports to the Nurse Manager/Director and adheres to nursing processes in a hospital setting. Requirements include graduation from a professional nursing program, NC RN licensure, BLS certification, and at least 1 year of nursing experience.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
• One (1) year of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Education - Identifies learning needs and attends education programs; uses patient education materials relevant to patient population; assesses readiness to learn.
• Evaluation of Care - Identifies expected patient outcomes; participates in evaluation of patient care with the interdisciplinary team; communicates information to promote continuity of care.
• Implementation - Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems; performs bedside point of care testing; organizes and prioritizes care; consults with resources for complex issues.
• Leadership - Develops goals to promote professional growth; promotes intra/interdepartmental collaboration; participates in unit goals and performance improvement.
• Patient Assessment - Recognizes data to determine care priorities; assesses and anticipates discharge needs; builds relationships with families.
• Planning - Collaborates with patient/family to plan care; identifies cultural/ethnic issues; prioritizes tasks for complex patients.
• Research - Reads journals; brings ideas to staff for assessment of applicability.

Education

Graduation from a school of professional nursing.

Job description

This position may qualify for our UNC Health Johnston Incentive Program, please ask your recruiter for more details.

Description

This position may qualify for our UNC Health Johnston Incentive Program, please ask your recruiter for more details.

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 Johnston has an innovative and efficient Outpatient surgical program. We perform outpatient procedures on adult and pediatric populations. The Same Day Surgery Nurses and Nursing Assistants provide preoperative and postoperative care for a variety of service lines including Orthopedics, Ortho Spine, General, GYN, Robotics, Neuro, ENT, Vascular and Ophthalmology. They also provide preprocedural and postprocedural care for a variety of Cardiac services.

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

• 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 Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Johnston Health

Organization Unit: Same Day Surgery - CL

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

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: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Clayton

Exempt 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.

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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