RN Clinical Nurse II UNC Medical Center Emergency Department

Description

Are you looking for a fast paced, collaborative environment where dedicated professionals make a difference every day? If yes, opportunities are available to join our team who are making a difference in a person's life. What We Offer For Eligible Candidates

• Commitment incentive
• Relocation Assistance

Why join our team?

• Safe work environment with security officers present in the facility who work collaboratively with the staff and patients
• Work alongside an interdisciplinary team committed to providing holistic care to our patients where your experience is valued
• Opportunities for ongoing professional developmental growth working in a Level 1 Trauma Center for both adults and pediatrics

Who are we looking for?

• RN with at least one year of work experience
• Experience in emergency nursing strongly preferred
• Certification in ACLS, PALS, CPI, and TNCC but will offer these certifications as part of the training and growth as an ED RN
• Excellent communication, critical thinking, and team skills

What is the work schedule?

• 36 hours per week (considered full time)
• 12-hour shifts with current need for night shift
• No rotating shifts
• Weekday and weekends (preferred scheduling)
• No on-call

Summary

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.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Affirms developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
• Evaluates 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.
• 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, educational and safety needs.
• Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others.
• Affirms 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.
• Bridges ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.

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.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements

• Job Details
• Legal Employer: STATE Entity: UNC Medical Center Organization Unit: Emergency Room Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00 Salary Range: $34.22 - $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Variable
• Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

Other Information

• Education Requirements
• Licensure/Certification Requirements
• Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements