RN - Inpatient Float Pool Pediatrics

UNC Health; Chapel Hill (NC); Vor Ort; USD 47.000 - 67.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

UNC Health in Chapel Hill, NC seeks an experienced registered nurse for our Inpatient Float Pool supporting pediatric acute care units, ICU, and ED. Full-time role with 3-12 hour shifts weekly, rotating days, nights, weekends.

We value energetic, adaptable nurses with strong communication who provide safe, family-centered care. Precepting is individualized; preference for 18 months recent hospital experience; state employment with UNC Health benefits.

Qualifikationen

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• One year of nursing experience.
• BLS for Healthcare Provider certification.

Aufgaben

• Provide competent clinical nursing care per professional standards.
• Coordinate and deliver patient care using the nursing process.
• Educate patients and families; assess readiness to learn.
• Evaluate care and communicate with interdisciplinary team.
• Prioritize and plan care for patients with complex needs.
• Collaborate to meet unit goals and participate in performance improvement.

Kenntnisse

Nursing

Critical thinking

Communication

Ausbildung

RN degree

NC RN License

Tools

BLS Certification

Jobbeschreibung

Description

The Inpatient Float Pool is looking for Experienced Nurses for our Pediatric Services!

Our team supports our Pediatric acute care units and Pediatric ICU, Pediatric Cardiac ICU, NCCC and our Children's ED.

This is a full time position with 3-12 hour shifts per week, including days, nights and weekend rotation.

We welcome nurses who are energetic, adaptable, patient-centered, and strong communicators. Successful candidates possess a solid foundation in nursing practice, thrive in dynamic environments, and are committed to providing safe, family-centered care. As a member of the Flex Team, you'll enjoy a variety of clinical experiences, with each assignment offering new opportunities to learn, grow, and make an impact.

Precepting is individualized based on your skill set and experience level.

Preference will be given to applicants with 18 months of recent hospital experience.

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.

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: UNCMC IP Float Pool

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: Rotating

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

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.