RN Clinical Nurse II - Staffing Response Team (School Schedule)

UNC Health; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 53,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full-time benefits

PTO accrues during 41 weeks

Float between campuses Raleigh/Holly

Job summary

UNC Health’s Rex Staffing Response Team in Raleigh seeks a Clinical Nurse with inpatient experience to provide high-quality care across Med-Surg, intermediate, or critical care settings. The role is 0.75 FTE, 41 weeks per year, 38 hours weekly, days shifts, with 11 weeks time off.

After ~6 months, training may enable float into additional specialties and units. You will report to the Nurse Manager/Director, coordinating care using the nursing process and collaborating with the interdisciplinary

Qualifications

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• Must be RN licensed in North Carolina.
• 1 year of nursing experience preferred or required as stated.

Responsibilities

• Education - identify learning needs and attend education programs.
• Evaluation of care - participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of patient care.
• Implementation - provide care for patients with complex problems and coordinate with resources.
• Leadership - promote professional growth and unit goals.
• Patient assessment - identify priorities and plan for discharge with families.

Skills

Inpatient experience

Adaptability

Team communication

Education

Nursing degree or enrolled plan

Job description

Position Details

0.75 FTE (Full-Time Equivalent)

Schedule: 41 weeks per year, 38 hours per week

Shift: Days

Time Off: 11 weeks off annually

Benefits Eligible

Benefit Highlights

• Full-time benefits during working weeks
• Pre-paid or deducted premiums during breaks (e.g., summer)
• PTO accrues during the 41 active working weeks

Work Locations

As part of the Staffing Response Team, nurses will float between the UNC REX Raleigh and UNC REX Holly Springs campuses. Daily unit assignments are determined based on the real-time staffing needs at both locations.

Role Overview

This position is well-suited for nurses with a minimum of one year of inpatient experience in one or more of the following areas: Medical-Surgical (Med-Surg), Intermediate Care, Critical Care. New team members will be placed based on their clinical background, providing essential coverage and high-quality care. After approximately six months, and based on department needs, nurses may have the opportunity to receive additional training to float into other specialties and care areas.

Who We’re Looking For

• Embrace variety and adapt easily to change
• Communicate effectively across diverse teams and care settings
• Find purpose in supporting others and making a meaningful impact
• Pursue professional growth and are committed to lifelong learning

Job 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 on the Rex Staffing Response Team.

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.

Education Requirements

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• 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

• None listed.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare Organization Unit: Rex Staffing Response Team

Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 30.00

Salary Range: $33.88 - $47.91 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:Raleigh 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.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.