RN Clinical Nurse II - Operating Room East

This job qualifies for up to a $20,000 Commitment Incentive or up to $25,000 Tuition Assistance and up to $10,000 in relocation assistance.

About the role

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 at UNC Rex, which has a robust and efficient surgical program. We have two separate OR departments performing both inpatient and outpatient procedures on adult and pediatric populations: OR West (12 Operating Rooms) and OR East (11 Operating Rooms and 2 Procedure Rooms). The team provides intraoperative care for service lines including Plastics, GYN, GU, General, Bariatrics, Colorectal, Orthopedics, Neuro, Urology, Pulmonology, Robotics, and ENT.

Responsibilities

• Education
  • Identifies and meets learning needs of self.
  • Attends education programs based on identified learning needs.
  • Uses patient education materials relevant to patient population with assistance.
  • 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
  • Develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations with assistance.
  • 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 healthcare 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.
  • Uses 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 Requirements
  • 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 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.

Pay

$35.94 - $54.96 per hour (Hiring Range). Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Schedule

• Full Time
• 40.00 standard hours per week
• Day shift
• Onsite in Raleigh, NC
• Non-exempt from overtime

Benefits

• Up to $20,000 Commitment Incentive
• Up to $25,000 Tuition Assistance
• Up to $10,000 relocation assistance