RN Field Nurse Advanced Care at Home Command Center

UNC Health; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health is seeking an in-home Registered Nurse (RN) for Advanced Care at Home in North Carolina. The role blends in-home visits with remote nursing support in a hybrid work environment, aiming to deliver hospital-level care at home.

The position emphasizes patient-centered care, collaboration with interdisciplinary teams, and the opportunity to impact communities across North Carolina. Requires NC RN licensure and BLS, with a minimum of two years' nursing experience.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
• BLS for Healthcare Providers certification.
• Two years of nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Education - identifies learning needs and attends education programs for self-improvement.
• Evaluation of care - participates in evaluating patient outcomes and communicates to promote continuity of care.
• Implementation - provides in-home nursing care for patients with complex needs and conducts point-of-care testing as required.
• Leadership - supports unit goals and promotes safe, cost-effective care.
• Patient assessment - gathers data to determine care priorities and discharge planning needs.
• Planning - collaborates with patient and family to update the plan of care.
• Collaboration - coordinates with command center and care managers for resources.
• Research - stays current with nursing literature and discusses applicability.

Education

Graduation from a school of professional nursing

Job description

Description

Now Hiring: Registered Nurse (RN) – Advance Care at Home!

Ready for something different from the traditional hospital setting?

Join our team and enjoy a hybrid work environment combining in-home patient visits and remote nursing support.

Flexible hybrid work environment - Independent field-based nursing role - Meaningful, patient-centered care - Opportunity to make a difference every day

Bring your nursing expertise beyond hospital walls and help us bring exceptional care home!

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 in-home clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards for patients in the UNC Health Advanced Care at Home Program. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, hospital level care to the patient utilizing established nursing processes in a home 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 in-home, bedside lab draws/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 at home environment.
• Patient Assessment - Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Performs in-depth assessment to ensure Social Determinants of Health needs are met with appropriate resources. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assess 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 and family/home caregiver 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.
• Collaboration - Collaborates with Command Center Nursing Team for order changes, scheduling changes, Provider needs, or additional resources. Partners with Command Center Nursing Team to collaborate with Care Managers for any additional support needed by the patient or family. Communicates with Providers or pharmacy team while in home as needed to ensure effective continuation of care plans. Coordinates with Command Center team regarding courier services for labs, supplies, medications, and other needs.
• 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

• Two (2) years of nursing experience

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Support Operations

Organization Unit: Adv Care at Home - Command Ctr

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: Hybrid

Work Schedule: Variable

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

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.