Full-Time Clinical Nurse III - Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Evening Shift

About the role

UNC Health Nash, an affiliated member of the UNC Health system, invites passionate healthcare professionals to join our esteemed team. Governed locally, we proudly serve a diverse patient base, spanning Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Wilson Counties, and beyond. With a steadfast commitment to elevating community health through exceptional care, we prioritize excellence, compassion, and innovation, ensuring every individual receives the highest standard of support. Joining our team means becoming an integral part of our dedication to wellness, where we constantly strive to redefine excellence in healthcare through state-of-the-art facilities and pioneering programs. Join us in this transformative journey, where your contributions will make a lasting impact on our community's health and wellbeing.

Legal Employer: Nash Hospitals; Entity: Nash UNC Health Care; Organization Unit: Special Progressive Care Unit; Job Location: NASH HC (serving Nash, Edgecombe, Halifax, Wilson Counties and beyond).

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus available up to $30,000 for 4 years

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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