Requirements for submittal: Coversheet, LIC and Certs in hand, Float form if applicable. Schedule Notes: Local 2+ years PCU experience required Manager will review candidates requesting 36hr/weekly contract
Required
-Nursing Diploma. OR -ADN or ASN from an accredited school of Nursing. Preferred
-BSN or MSN from an accredited school of Nursing. Required Certifications
Required: RN License , BLS , ACLS, NIHSS , CPI-A -Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina. -Basic Life Support BLS for Healthcare Provider certification AHA or ARC. Preferred Certifications
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-2 year of nursing experience. Preferred Skills
-N/A 2 years PCU experience required Certificates and Licenses: Description: Job
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.
-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. -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. -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. -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 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. -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. -Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.
Weekends Required: 4 weekend shifts in a 6 week schedule On Call Required: Yes if needed; 1 shift per period Interview Type: Auto OfferProcess Level Department Description: UNC Health Wayne---7th Floor---Wayne 7th Floor is a 14-bed adult med/cardiac (CHF, post-cath/pacemaker, COPD). Ratio: 1:6. 1–2 admits/day. Flexible, confident nurses succeed.
Growth: charge, preceptor, clinical ladder.