Travel Nurse RN - PCU - Progressive Care Unit
Chapel Hill, NC
Wellspring Nurse Source
4x12 hrs, Nights

Job 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.

Essential Duties

• Education:
  • Participates in identifying and addressing personal learning needs.
  • Attends education programs based on identified learning needs.
  • Utilizes relevant patient education materials appropriate for the patient population.
  • Assesses the readiness to learn of patients, families, and caregivers.
  • Evaluates the developmental levels of patients and factors affecting their ability to learn.
• Evaluation of Care:
  • Identifies expected patient outcomes.
  • Seeks guidance as required in revising the plan of care.
  • Participates in discussions with the interdisciplinary team to evaluate patient care.
  • Communicates relevant information to ensure continuity of care.
• Implementation:
  • Demonstrates competence in managing patients with complex problems, addressing physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects of care.
  • Performs bedside point of care testing as necessary for patient care plans.
  • Adheres to healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies, and procedures in delivering care.
  • Organizes and prioritizes care based on patient and family needs.
  • Consults appropriate resources in a timely manner regarding complex care issues or unusual teaching needs.
• Leadership:
  • Works towards developing goals to enhance professional growth.
  • Aims to achieve goals and objectives within designated time frames, or renegotiates with supervisors as necessary.
  • Understands activities that promote collaboration within and between departments.
  • Participates in the development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities.
  • Effectively utilizes communication systems.
  • Contributes to the promotion of cost-effective care.
  • Provides constructive feedback to coworkers.
  • Stays informed about public policy and regulatory guidelines impacting the healthcare environment.
  • Promotes a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
• Patient Assessment:
  • Recognizes data from complex situations to prioritize care effectively.
  • Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs in assessments.
  • Synthesizes assessment data into a coherent summary prior to communicating with others.
  • Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families.
  • Develops relationships with families to encourage advocacy for the patient and their needs.
• Planning:
  • Collaborates with patients and families to prepare or update the plan of care.
  • Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care.
  • Begins using full-range communication to convey planning details.
  • Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic considerations in patient care planning.
  • Demonstrates the ability to prioritize tasks effectively for patients with complex needs.
• Research:
  • Reads relevant journals that contain studies or articles applicable to practice.
  • Brings innovative ideas and questions to staff discussions for evaluation of applicability.

Required Skills & Experience

• One (1) year of nursing experience.

Required Education

• Nursing Diploma or ADN/ASN from an accredited school of Nursing.

Preferred Education

• BSN or MSN from an accredited school of Nursing.

Required Certifications & Licensure