Staff Nurse - Skilled Nursing Facility - Apex

UNC Health; Apex (NC); On-site; USD 43,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health in Apex, NC seeks a skilled RN to assess and document patient status and formulate education plans for infusion patients in a skilled nursing facility. This per diem role requires a NC RN licensure and a BSN is preferred.

Responsibilities include maintaining patient safety, developing and implementing individualized care plans, collaborating with the health care team, and ensuring accurate documentation. Night shift work with on-site assignments.

Qualifications

• Must hold NC RN licensure.
• BSN from an accredited school preferred.
• At least 1 year of experience in skilled nursing facility.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe environment for patients, staff and self.
• Assess patient condition including biophysical, psychosocial and age-specific needs.
• Document patient status per unit procedures.
• Develop an individualized care plan using nursing and medical diagnoses; collaborate with the care team.
• Implement the nursing care plan for assigned patients.
• Evaluate patient status and outcomes of care; adjust plan as needed.
• Initiate a patient education plan per physician/policy; include patient and family instructions and discharge planning.
• Maintain required education as required by the nursing board.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Documentation

Communication skills

Care planning

Education

BSN

Job description

Description

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Summary

Assess and document patient status and formulates and education plan for infusion patients in skilled nursing facility.

Responsibilities

• Maintains an environment of safety for patients, self and others.
• Assesses patient's condition, including biophysical, psychosocial and age specific needs.
• Documents patient's status according to unit specific procedure.
• Develops an individualized plan of care utilizing the nursing and medical diagnosis. Collaborates with other health care team members in formulating a plan.
• Implements the nursing plan of care on assigned patients.
• Evaluates patient's status, nursing instructions, appropriateness of the nursing plan of care and outcomes of the care provided.
• Initiates a patient education plan according to the individualized needs of the patient and as prescribed by the physician and/or policy; includes patient and family instructions, as well as, discharge planning.
• Maintains educational requirements as required by the Board of Nursing.

Other Information

Other information:

Education Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (BSN) from an accredited School of Nursing preferred.

Licensure/Certification Requirements

• Must have NC RN Licensure.
• RN NC LIC; BCLS

Professional Experience Requirements

• Prefer one year of experience in skilled nursing facility.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret clinical information and technical procedures. Ability to document clinical information. Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions from patients, physicians, family members, and other Rex staff. Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions.

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex SNF Apex

Work Type: Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 1.00

Salary Range: $31.04 - $44.62 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Night Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Apex

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.

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