staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Acute Care - $31-38 per hour
Company: UNC Health
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: April 18, 2024
Job Description:
UNC Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Acute Care for a
nursing job in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.Job Description &
Requirements
- Specialty: Acute Care
- Discipline: RN
- Duration: Ongoing
- 40 hours per week
- Shift: 8 hours, days
- Employment Type: StaffDescription UNC Medical Center is seeking
an energetic, team driven, Registered Nurse to work in our
Pre-Procedure Services department. -Our Pre-Procedure Services
clinic provides the opportunity to work in multiple capacities
throughout the week. These roles include:
- In-person and virtual clinic visits providing pre-operative
education and testing for surgical patients at the 4 UNC OR
locations.
- Making phone calls to patients to schedule appointments based
on your chart review of the patient's medical history.
- Assisting with surgery arrival calls, as necessary.
- Opportunities for involvement in workgroups and clinic
decisions.Hours: 8:45am-5:15pm with the possibility of the times
changing at a later date based on employee and clinic need. -NO
holidays; NO weekends.Become part of an inclusive organization with
over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the
health and well-being of the unique communities we
serve.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
CenterOrganization Unit: UNCH Pre-Procedure Services Work Type:
Full TimeStandard Hours Per Week: 40.00Salary Range: $30.75 -
$37.80 per hour (Minimum to Midpoint)Pay offers are determined by
experience and internal equityWork Assignment Type: OnsiteWork
Schedule: Day JobLocation of Job: US:NC:Chapel HillExempt From
Overtime: Exempt: NoThis is a State position employed by UNC Health
Care System. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard
to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected
veteran.UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants'
and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as
applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested
applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please
email if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to
apply for a career opportunity.UNC Health Job ID #7870-106676.
Posted job title: rn acute care ii - pre-procedure servicesAbout
UNC HealthUNC Health is an integrated health care system owned by
the state of North Carolina and based in Chapel Hill. UNC Health is
committed to empowering health, not just health care. From Magnet
recognition to being named one of America's Best Employers by
Forbes Magazine, we're proud to say that our hard work is
consistently recognized, awarded, and celebrated.
UNC Health and our 40,000 employees, continue to serve as North
Carolina's Health Care System, caring for patients from all 100
counties and beyond our borders. We continue to leverage the world
class research conducted in the UNC School of Medicine, translating
that innovation to life-saving and life-changing therapies,
procedures, and techniques for the patients who rely on
us.
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