RN Clinical Nurse-II - Geriatrics and Medicine Acute Care Unit

About the Role

This is a large 25‑bed inpatient Medicine unit that provides care for adult patients from acute care medicine and family medicine, with a specialization in geriatric patients and patients with complex discharge needs. The unit earned NICHE designation in 2018 and, together with Hillsborough Hospital, was designated Dementia Friendly in 2019. It offers a great learning environment for nurses who want to be more involved in direct patient care. The ideal candidate possesses excellent communication and customer service skills, is willing to be part of a high‑performing team, and can collaborate with nursing assistants to deliver quality care through teamwork, communication, patient involvement, and delegation. The position is located at UNC Health’s Hillsborough facility.

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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Requirements

Education: Graduation from a school of professional nursing. 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: Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina. Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.

Experience: One (1) year of nursing experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Excellent communication and customer service skills; willingness to be part of a high‑performing team; ability to collaborate collectively with the nursing assistant team to provide quality care utilizing teamwork, communication, patient involvement, and delegation.

Pay

Salary range: $34.22 – $48.38 per hour (hiring range). Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Schedule

36 hours per week, rotating shift.