RN Clinical Nurse II YBH Unit C New Day Nights

UNC Health Careers; Butner (NC); On-site; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commitment incentive

Relocation assistance

Job summary

UNC Health in Butner, NC seeks a Clinical Nurse II to join the New Day Inpatient Unit, a 15-bed adolescent mental health unit. The nurse will provide competent care, coordinate patient plans, and support across four units as needed.

Must have NC RN licensure and BLS, with at least 1 year of nursing experience. The position offers full-time hours (36 per week), night shifts, and a compensation range aligned with experience, with incentives and relocation assistance available.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Education - Identifies and meets learning needs of self and patient populations; utilizes patient education materials.
• Evaluation of Care - Participates in evaluating patient care with interdisciplinary team; promotes continuity of care.
• Implementation - Delivers competent care for patients with complex problems; performs bedside testing as required; follows policies and procedures.
• Leadership - Develops goals for professional growth; supports intra/interdepartmental collaboration; promotes cost-effective care.
• Patient Assessment - Synthesizes data to determine care priorities; plans discharge needs; builds family relationships to advocate for patient.
• Planning - Collaborates with patient/family to update care plan; uses multidisciplinary resources.
• Research - Reads relevant journals; brings ideas to staff for assessment.

Education

Board of Nursing approved nursing education program

Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Master's in Nursing within seven years of employment date (for hires after Jan 6, 2014)

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.

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.

Seeking Clinical Nurse II to join the UNC Youth Behavioral Health – New Day Inpatient Unit Team!

We are seeking a Clinical Nurse II preferably with child and adolescent mental health experience, to join our multidisciplinary team. This position will primarily support New Day, a 15-bed inpatient unit serving adolescents in crisis with a variety of mental health diagnoses, but will be expected to work across all four units within the facility as needed.

Position Details:

• Hours: This is a 36 hours per week; 12-hour shifts weekdays and weekends (preferred scheduling)
• Entity: UNC Medical Center
• Location: Butner, NC

What We Offer Eligible Candidates:

• Commitment incentive
• Relocation assistance

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

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.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: YBH IP Unit C New Day

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. Please email [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.