RN Clinical Nurse III - Intermediate and Acute Care

About the role

This position qualifies for the UNC Rex Incentive Program, which includes a choice of a Commitment Incentive or a Tuition Loan Forgiveness incentive. Additionally, this position qualifies for relocation assistance (when applicable) and the employee referral program.

The Intermediate and Acute Care unit at UNC Rex in Raleigh is seeking an experienced nurse to join the team in a Clinical Nurse III position. The preferred candidate will have prior experience in intermediate care and recent experience in an inpatient setting. The unit is a 29-bed unit averaging a 1:4 nursing ratio specializing in a diverse patient population including but not limited to: general and thoracic post-operative patients; cardiovascular patients requiring drip management; cardiac patients managing acute exacerbations and unstable angina.

The Clinical Nurse III practices at the level of a competent to expert practitioner of nursing, as defined by Benner, P. (1984). From Novice to Expert. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. The nurse at this level demonstrates competence in caring for patients with complex problems. In addition, the Clinical Nurse III demonstrates clinical leadership skills through contribution to standards of care and unit goals, serves as a role model for other staff and a preceptor for new employees, and participates in endeavors to increase nursing knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Assessment
  • Synthesizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care, including appropriate physical, psychosocial, and educational needs
  • Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication with 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
• Education
  • Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self and others
  • Participates in development and presentation of staff education programs geared to unit needs and staff level
  • Assists in development of, and utilizes patient education materials relevant to patient population
• Evaluation
  • Evaluates patient progress and revises plan accordingly
  • Maintains accountability for carrying out components of the plan
• Implementation
  • Demonstrates expertise in care of patients with complex problems, including appropriate physical, psychosocial, and educational aspects of care
  • Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan
  • Provides direction in implementation of the plan and serves as a resource to other staff members
  • Utilizes hospital standards, policies, and procedures in delivery of care
• Leadership
  • Develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations
  • Achieves goals and objectives within identified timeframe or renegotiates with supervisor
  • Participates in activities that facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration and serves as role model for nursing involvement
  • Functions as a consultant in various phases of the nursing process throughout the hospital
  • Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities
  • Effectively uses communication systems
  • Participates in promoting cost-effective care
  • Models behaviors that effectively give feedback to coworkers
  • Incorporates awareness of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment into practice
  • Promotes a safe, clean environment
• Planning
  • Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care
  • Consistently makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care
  • Uses full range of communication means to convey planning
  • Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care
  • Consistently demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems
• Research
  • Reads journals that contain articles and studies applicable to practice and discusses their feasibility of implementation with others
  • With assistance, applies research findings to practice
  • Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability
  • Assists with data collection in research being conducted in work area
  • Shares knowledge with staff

Qualifications

Education

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program
• If hired after January 6, 2014, must be enrolled in an accredited program 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
• For positions at magnet hospitals, professional certification relevant to the practice area and on the ANCC Magnet approved list is required within the probationary period of employment

Experience

• One (1) year of nursing experience

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

As outlined in the responsibility areas above, the Clinical Nurse III must demonstrate competence in complex patient care, clinical leadership, education, research utilization, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Pay

Salary range: $35.94 – $54.96 per hour (hiring range). Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Schedule

• Work type: Full Time
• Standard hours per week: 36.00
• Work assignment type: Onsite
• Work schedule: Day
• Exempt from overtime: No

Benefits

• UNC Rex Incentive Program: choice of Commitment Incentive or Tuition Loan Forgiveness incentive
• Relocation assistance (when applicable)
• Employee referral program

Job location: Raleigh, NC (UNC REX Healthcare, Rex 4 West). Legal employer: NCHEALTH (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System. This is not a State employed position.