Clinical Nurse IV-OR- Cardiac OR
Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: April 23, 2024
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Job Description:
Job Description
Description RN Clinical Nurse IV - Operating Room - UNC Medical
Center
Hours: Monday-Friday (variable hours), + call required*This
position qualifies for our UNC Medical Center Operating Room
Incentive Program, which includes up to $10,000 sign-on bonus and
$20,000 commitment incentive or up to $25,000 tuition loan
forgiveness. In addition, this position is also eligible for up to
$10,000 in relocation assistance (based on location) and our
employee referral program. Learn more about our UNC Hospitals RN
Incentive Program here:
**Please include a comprehensive CV and letter of recommendation
with application (see details listed below)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:
The Surgical Services Clinical Nurse IV practices at the level of
an expert practitioner of nursing as defined by Benner, P. (1984).
From Novice to Expert. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. The nurse
at this level demonstrates expertise in caring for patients with
multiple and complex problems. In addition to demonstrating
clinical leadership in Surgical Services, the Clinical Nurse IV
serves as a resource and hospital-wide consultant to staff and
participates in endeavors to increase nursing knowledge.The
Clinical Nurse IV applicant should provide evidence of clinical
leadership and professional behaviors. A comprehensive Curriculum
Vitae (CV) and a letter of recommendation from a professional
nursing colleague are required and should be attached at the time
of application.The CV should include evidence of the following
categories whenever possible:
Responsibilities:
1. Clinical Nursing Practice - Promotes an environment that values
diversity, open communication, teamwork and exceptional service.
Ensures that appropriate care and services are available to
patients, clients and families for assigned shift. Facilitates
interdisciplinary collaboration in patient/client care planning to
achieve desired patient outcomes. Coordinates care with
interdisciplinary team members. Demonstrates and role models
clinical expertise in specified patient population and shares
expertise with other staff. Promotes and ensures the use of the
nursing process to provide quality patient care. Assesses and
anticipates patient and family learning needs and organizes
resources to ensure that they are met. Performs bedside point of
care testing as required for patient care plan.
2. Education and Professional Development - Coordinates, designs
and implements educational programs to meet identified learning
needs of staff, patients and families. Promotes and ensures staff
participation in continuing education, orientation, competency,
in-service and staff development offerings. Participates in
development and implementation of competency initiatives. Serves as
an area of specialty consultant in the design of educational
programs. Participates in development of and provides clinical
expertise for patient education materials. Promotes professional
growth of self and staff. Promotes a conducive environment for
learning and provides educational experiences for students.
3. HR Management - Creates and promotes an environment conducive to
recruiting and retaining staff. Provides feedback to
Manager/Supervisor and Director to assist in hiring, promoting,
transferring and terminating staff. Assists Nurse Manager by
providing assigned staff with performance feedback and opportunity
to set professional goals. Models and promotes behaviors that
effectively give continual feedback to staff and colleagues.
Integrates best practice standards regarding retention of staff in
all aspects of practice.
4. Operational and Fiscal Management - Establishes and promotes
standards of excellence for areas of responsibility and ensures
consistent implementation by staff. Provides input about trends
related to program development, space needs and fiscal realities.
Ensures appropriate and adequate clinical staffing and skill mix to
meet patient care needs on own shift and upcoming shift.
Effectively uses clinical and financial information to assist Nurse
Manager to establish and meet budgetary goals. Collaborates with
Nurse Manager to implement strategies to increase revenue and
cost-effectively manage personnel, supply and equipment resources.
Evaluates the impact of strategic fiscal changes on quality
outcomes. Assists Nurse Manager to ensure that internal and
external regulatory standards are met or exceeded.
5. Research and Performance Improvement - Collaborates with Nurse
Manager to evaluate research that is applicable to practice and
promotes changes in standards of care as appropriate. Guides
research development and implementation. Utilizes resources in
asking research questions and applying appropriate research methods
Shares knowledge with colleagues through publication, presentations
or other means .Develops, implements and evaluates new and creative
approaches to meeting goals. Leads, participates and promotes
performance improvement initiatives that focus on identified
patient safety or quality of care opportunities
Other InformationOther information:
Education Requirements:
* Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) from a school of professional
nursing.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
* Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North
Carolina. Professional certification relevant to the practice area
and on the ANCC Magnet approved list within the probationary period
of employment. Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider
certification.
Professional Experience Requirements:
* Eighteen (18) months of professional nursing experience in a
tertiary care setting to include didactic and clinical experience
in the area of assignment preferably with charge and precepting
experience in the area of assignment.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job DetailsLegal Employer: STATEEntity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: Operating Room Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00Salary Range: $39.61 - $60.36 per
hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: OnsiteWork Schedule: VariableLocation of Job:
US:NC:Chapel HillExempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
This 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.
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