RN Clinical Nurse II - Medicine Acute Care Unit - Hillsborough Campus
Description Become part of an inclusive organization with over 30,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
UNC Health Care Hillsborough Campus is a community hospital which is an extension of UNC Medical Center focusing on many of our elective surgical programs.
The 83-bed facility combines a community hospital culture with the innovative procedures and care for which the UNC Medical Center is known.
This is a large 25-bed inpatient Medicine focused unit.
This unit provides care for adult patients from acute care medicine and family medicine with a specialization in the care of geriatric patients and patients with complex discharge needs.
This unit received NICHE designation in 2018.
Nurses Improving Care for Health-system Elders (NICHE) imparts principles and tools to stimulate changes in clinical practice to achieve patient-centered nursing care for older adults in healthcare facilities.
The vision of NICHE is that all older adults, age 65 and over, receive age-friendly, exemplary nursing care.
This unit and the Hillsborough Hospital were also designated Dementia Friendly in 2019.
The Dementia Friendly Hospital Initiative (DFHI) aims to achieve high-quality, individualized, patient-centered care for patients with dementia.
Great learning environment for those who would like to be more involved in direct patient care.
The candidate for this position must possess excellent communication and customer service skills.
Also, be willing to be part of a high performing team.
Looking for RN willing to collaborate collectively with the nursing assistant team to provide quality care for patients utilizing teamwork, communication, patient involvement, and delegation.
This position is 36 hours/week rotating days, nights and weekends, working 12 hour shifts.
Self-scheduling is used to meet the needs of the staff and the unit.
This position qualifies for an extensive benefit package including PTO hours accrued based on the number of hours hired to work.
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:
1.
Education - Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self.
Attends education programs based on identified learning needs.
With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population.
Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers.
Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
2.
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.
3.
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.
4.
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.
5.
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.
6.
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.
7.
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.
Other InformationOther information:
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 certificationProfessional Experience Requirements:
? One (1) year of nursing experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job DetailsLegal Employer:
STATEEntity:
UNC Medical Center HillsboroughOrganization Unit:
Med/Surg Inpatient 4 HBO H Work Type:
Full TimeStandard Hours Per Week:
36.
00Work Schedule:
RotatingLocation of Job:
US:
NC:
HillsboroughExempt From Overtime:
Exempt:
NoSalary:
$22.
96 - $34.
96.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
UNC Health Care Hillsborough Campus is a community hospital which is an extension of UNC Medical Center focusing on many of our elective surgical programs.
The 83-bed facility combines a community hospital culture with the innovative procedures and care for which the UNC Medical Center is known.
This is a large 25-bed inpatient Medicine focused unit.
This unit provides care for adult patients from acute care medicine and family medicine with a specialization in the care of geriatric patients and patients with complex discharge needs.
This unit received NICHE designation in 2018.
Nurses Improving Care for Health-system Elders (NICHE) imparts principles and tools to stimulate changes in clinical practice to achieve patient-centered nursing care for older adults in healthcare facilities.
The vision of NICHE is that all older adults, age 65 and over, receive age-friendly, exemplary nursing care.
This unit and the Hillsborough Hospital were also designated Dementia Friendly in 2019.
The Dementia Friendly Hospital Initiative (DFHI) aims to achieve high-quality, individualized, patient-centered care for patients with dementia.
Great learning environment for those who would like to be more involved in direct patient care.
The candidate for this position must possess excellent communication and customer service skills.
Also, be willing to be part of a high performing team.
Looking for RN willing to collaborate collectively with the nursing assistant team to provide quality care for patients utilizing teamwork, communication, patient involvement, and delegation.
This position is 36 hours/week rotating days, nights and weekends, working 12 hour shifts.
Self-scheduling is used to meet the needs of the staff and the unit.
This position qualifies for an extensive benefit package including PTO hours accrued based on the number of hours hired to work.
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:
1.
Education - Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self.
Attends education programs based on identified learning needs.
With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population.
Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers.
Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
2.
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.
3.
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.
4.
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.
5.
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.
6.
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.
7.
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.
Other InformationOther information:
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 certificationProfessional Experience Requirements:
? One (1) year of nursing experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job DetailsLegal Employer:
STATEEntity:
UNC Medical Center HillsboroughOrganization Unit:
Med/Surg Inpatient 4 HBO H Work Type:
Full TimeStandard Hours Per Week:
36.
00Work Schedule:
RotatingLocation of Job:
US:
NC:
HillsboroughExempt From Overtime:
Exempt:
NoSalary:
$22.
96 - $34.
96.
Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.
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