RN Clinical Nurse II - Medical Surgical Unit

Clinical Nurse

This position qualifies for our UNC Health Johnston Incentive Program, which offers up to a $20,000 commitment incentive (4-year commitment) with BSN and at least 1 year of nursing experience, and up to $16,000 commitment incentive (4-year commitment) with ADN and at least 1 year of nursing experience. Or Tuition Loan Forgiveness - up to $25,000 paid over three years.

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3rd Floor Smithfield has 33 beds: Medical, Surgical, and the potential for pediatric patients. The pediatric patient may be an overnight observation after surgery. We do not have a pediatric group as our Hospitalists are adult only. We are primarily medical patients and the designated Covid unit if the patient does not require PCU or ICU level care. We see patients with pneumonia, congestive heart failure, abdominal pain, altered mental status, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension, hypotension, diabetes, shortness of breath, and so much more. We also provide aftercare for patients that have gone down for a heart catheterization. Many of our patients are on hemodialysis which is done in another unit in the hospital - we take them to their HD and bring them back. We take care of patients that have wounds and wound vacs. We do tube feedings and tracheostomies. We really have the full spectrum of medical diagnoses on our unit.

We work 12-hour shifts: full-time is considered three 12-hour shifts per week. We ask that everyone makes themselves available every other weekend although there are times when we can pull teammates off the weekend to staff during the week, and we rotate this to be fair. We have a holiday schedule that is assigned when a teammate starts. We alternate holidays to be fair.

We have a designated charge nurse on each shift. Depending on acuity, assignments for RN staff may be 1:5-1:6. We have NA teammates with a 1:8-1:10 ratio to assist with care.

We are active in our Nurse Council. It is critical to get feedback from the teammates doing the work at the bedside to provide insight and feedback on how we can improve our processes. We also have the mantra that "It Takes a Village" and we are "ONE GREAT TEAM." We need to be able to work independently although we MUST work together as a TEAM to provide the high level of care with excellence that our patients deserve. We have a very strong TEAM on 3rd Smithfield.

Job Description

• Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards.
• Responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.
• Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self.
• Attends education programs based on identified learning needs.
• Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers.
• Identifies expected patient outcomes and seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care.
• Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems.
• Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care.
• Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice.

Requirements

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
• One year of nursing experience.

Job Details

• Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
• Entity: Johnston Health
• Organization Unit: 3rd Floor
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
• Salary Range: $31.52 - $44.56 per hour (Hiring Range)
• Work Assignment Type: Onsite
• Work Schedule: Day Job
• Location of Job: US:NC:Smithfield
• Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System. This is not a State employed position.

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.