RN Clinical Nurse II - UNC Health Child, Adolescent, and Eating Disorders Inpatient Psychiatry Unit

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve. The Child, Adolescent, and Eating Disorders Inpatient Psychiatry Unit (5 Neurosciences) is a 31-bed unit comprised of three focus areas: 14-bed Adolescent, 8-bed Child, and 9-bed Eating Disorders patient beds. Safety is the key component of care, along with introducing positive coping skills, healthy living, and positive leisure activities.

About the role

This is a meaningful opportunity to make a difference in the lives of children, adolescents, and individuals receiving specialized mental health care while working alongside a supportive and collaborative team.

Schedule

• Full Time; 36 hrs/wk; three/12-hour shifts
• Rotating Day & Night shifts, including rotating weekends and holidays
• Required weeklong hospital orientation (offered every two weeks):
  • Monday and Tuesday: In person from 8am to 5pm
  • Wednesday: 8am to 10am Virtual and 1pm to 5pm In person
  • Thursday and Friday: Virtual

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 interdisciplinary team discussions to evaluate patient care
  • Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care
• Implementation:
  • Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects
  • Performs bedside point-of-care testing as required
  • 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 for patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, or high-risk 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
  • Knowledgeable about activities facilitating 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
  • Provides feedback to co-workers
  • Aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the healthcare environment
  • Promotes a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment
• Patient Assessment:
  • Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care
  • Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education, and safety needs in assessment
  • Synthesizes assessment data into a meaningful whole prior to communication
  • Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families
  • Develops relationships with families to 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 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 containing studies or articles applicable to practice
  • Brings ideas and questions to staff for assessment of applicability

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
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification
• One (1) year of nursing experience

Pay

Salary Range: $34.22 - $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range). Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Benefits

• Commitment incentive
• Relocation Assistance
• Extensive benefit package including PTO hours (accrued based on the number of worked hours)

This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. Location: Chapel Hill, NC.