RN New Graduate Nurse - Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit
Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: July 31, 2022
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Job Description:
Description 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.New Graduate RN
needed for Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit. This is a 36 hour/week
position, day/night and weekend rotation, with flexible
self-scheduling and is eligible for an extensive State benefit
package. Attaching a resume showing your clinical rotations with
the hours of those rotations, as well as a cover letter indicating
your primary area of clinical interest is strongly encouraged.The
22-bed Neuroscience ICU was created to have the ability to provide
comprehensive Neuro-Specialty Care. The Neuroscience team of
patient care providers work closely together to provide the most
compassionate and comprehensive care to our patients. Patient
illnesses include ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes, brain tumors,
epilepsy, spine injury, neuromuscular illness, neurodegenerative
illness, neurotrauma, and central nervous system infections. We
also have the honor of being a Joint Commission Certified Stroke
Center. Also, UNC Hospitals is the first hospital in the N.C to
receive Comprehensive Stroke Center designation. -NSICU strengths:
We offer a multidisciplinary team approach to patient care, with
talented surgeons, knowledgeable medical physicians, intelligent
nurse practitioners, and self-motivated nurses. We thrive in a
challenging work environment that promotes critical thinking and
unlimited learning opportunities. We are seeking candidates who
will provide excellence in patient care, inspire teamwork, eager to
learn, and possess exceptional customer service skills. -The NSICU
has also received the Beacon Award for Excellence designated by the
American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN). The AACN
created the Beacon designation to recognize individual units that
have set a path to excellence in an effort to highlight critical
care units that distinguish themselves in every facet of patient
care. Recipients of a Beacon designation demonstrate excellence in
sustained unit performance and patient outcomes. -This opportunity
is for new graduate RN's who are currently in their final semester
of nursing school or who have graduated from nursing school within
the past 12 months of the anticipated start date -and have worked
as an RN for less than 6 months. It is expected that applicants
will have a nursing (RN) license that allows them to practice in
the state of North Carolina prior to the first day of employment.
-New Graduate Nurses are part of the UNC Medical Center Residency
Program (NRP). This program is a yearlong program supporting
transition from academia to practice for new graduate nurses. The
program is layered on top of orientation to provide mentored
clinical relationships which support development as a professional
nurse. -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 by the day of clinical care.
--- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider
certification
Professional Experience Requirements:
--- No prior experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job DetailsLegal Employer: -STATEEntity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: Neurosurgical ICU -Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00Work Schedule: RotatingLocation of
Job: US:NC:Chapel HillExempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
Keywords: UNC Health Care, Chapel Hill , RN New Graduate Nurse - Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, Healthcare , Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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