RN Clinical Nurse II - UNC Youth Behavioral Health Facility - Dogwood Unit

UNC Health; Butner (NC); On-site; USD 47,141 - 66,648; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commitment incentive ranging from 15K to 25K

Relocation Assistance

Professional development opportunities

Safe work environment

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Butner, North Carolina is seeking a Clinical Nurse II for the Youth Behavioral Health unit. This role focuses on providing care to pediatric patients with behavioral health needs and requires at least one year of nursing experience. Candidates with a background in adolescent mental health are preferred. The position offers a structured schedule of 36 hours per week with night shifts. Various incentives and relocation assistance are available.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support certification required.
• 1 year of nursing experience required.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent clinical nursing care applying the nursing process.
• Assess and address psychosocial needs of patients.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team for patient care.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team-oriented

Crisis stabilization knowledge

Behavioral health experience

Education

Graduation from a school of professional nursing

Bachelors in Nursing (enrollment required if hired after 2014)

Job description

Description

Become 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.

Are you passionate about challenges facing our young population behavioral health needs?

If yes, opportunities are available to join our team who are making a difference in a young person's life.

What we offer for eligible candidates:

• Three options for commitment incentive ranging from 15K to 25K
• Relocation Assistance

Why join our team?

• Safe work environment with security officers present in the facility who work collaboratively with the staff and patients
• Work alongside an interdisciplinary team committed to providing holistic care to our patients
• Opportunities for ongoing professional developmental growth

Who are we looking for?

• RN with at least one year of work experience
• Experience in behavioral health nursing (pediatric or adult) strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of pediatric patients in need of crisis stabilization and behavioral/psychosocial needs
• Excellent communication and team skills

What is the work schedule?

• 36 hours per week (considered full time)
• 12-hour shifts with current need for night shift
• No rotating shifts
• Weekday and weekends (preferred scheduling)
• No on‑call

Interested in learning more? Apply now!

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well‑being of the unique communities we serve.

Clinical Nurse II needed for UNC Health Youth Behavioral Health (YBH), in Butner, North Carolina.

We are seeking a Clinical Nurse II, preferably with strong clinical experience in adolescent mental health to work with a multidisciplinary team. The Clinical Nurse II will be working primarily on Dogwood, a 16‑bed unit comprised of pediatric patients in need of crisis stabilization, providing multidisciplinary treatment focused on addressing psychiatric, behavioral, medical, and psychosocial needs.

Youth Behavioral Health Hospital (YBH) is a 54‑bed, 24‑hour, locked psychiatric facility located in Butner, North Carolina. YBH philosophy is grounded in a milieu‑based, trauma‑informed and therapeutic setting. This facility aims to serve patients with a complex history, including aggression and psychosis. Safety is a key component of the care provided as well as introduction of positive coping skills, healthy living and positive leisure activities. Therapy services will work among a large interdisciplinary team including Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, and Nursing Services. There will be four units dedicated to serving children and adolescents with mental health diagnoses, dual diagnoses, substance misuse and complex behaviors, including those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and with autism spectrum disorder. The staff are to be cross trained on all of these units as one team.

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.
  • 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
• Organization Unit: YBH IP Unit D Dogwood
• 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: Night Job
• Location of Job: Butner:NC:27509
• 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.
• UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.