UNC Health Care: Rn Clinical Nurse Ii - Operating Room - Unc Rex Surgery Center Of Cary

Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: October 11, 2020

Job Description:

DescriptionDepartment Description:The UNC Rex Surgery Center of Cary, LLC provide''s surgery on an outpatient basis. Procedures include General Urology, ENT, Orthopedic, Plastics. The Surgery Center is open from 7:15am-5pm. There are 4 ORs, 1 procedure room and a Lithotripsy truck. The Preop area has 13 bays. In Preop they use a team nursing approach with a RN to patient ratio of 1:2. The PACU has 6 bays with a RN to patient ration of 1:4, 1 being a PACU charge nurse. Each area, Preop/Pacu and OR has a Team Leader. This is a team oriented department, where co-workers are more like family. The Surgery Center is closed on all major holidays, and does not require weekends or call and all Co-workers are eligible for a Bonus Plan each quarter.Position: Operating Room RNLocation: UNC REX Surgery Center of Cary Schedule: Per Diem/ Casual, Day shift, Variable hoursJob 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.Description of Job 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 care3. 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 all5. 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. QualificationsGraduation from a state-accredited school of professional nursing. One (1) year of nursing experience. If hired after January 6, 2014, must be enrolled in an accredited program 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.Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina. Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.by Jobble

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