RN Clinical Nurse II - Rex Labor and Delivery

About the role

The UNC REX is seeking a full-time Clinical Nurse II to join the Labor & Delivery team on the night shift. This role plays a critical role in ensuring safe deliveries and positive patient experiences.

Responsibilities

• Maintains an environment of safety for patients, self and others and supports patient safety initiatives.
• Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self.
• Attends education programs based on identified learning needs.
• Uses patient education materials relevant to patient population.
• Affirms 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.
• 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.
• Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all.
• Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care.
• Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs.

Requirements

• Graduate of Accredited Nursing Program
• NC RN Licensure
• ACLS, BCLS, NRP

Qualifications

• One year experience working as a licensed RN
• 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.

Other Information

• Salary Range: $34.22 - $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Job Details
• Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
• Entity: UNC REX Healthcare
• Organization Unit: Rex Labor Delivery Operatng Rm
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
• Pay Offers are determined by experience and internal equity
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Night
• Job Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No