Cardiothoracic ICU Registered Nurse
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
UNC Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse – Intensive Care Unit (Cardiothoracic)

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Specialty: Nursing – RN Intensive Care Unit (Cardiothoracic)
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

Provide competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards in a hospital setting. Responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care using the nursing process.

Essential Duties

• Participate in identifying and meeting own learning needs; attend education programs.
• Use patient education materials relevant to the patient population with assistance.
• Assess patient/family readiness to learn and developmental factors affecting learning.
• Identify expected patient outcomes and participate in care plan evaluation and revision.
• Communicate relevant information to promote continuity of care.
• Demonstrate competence in caring for patients with complex problems, including physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects.
• Perform bedside point of care testing as required.
• Follow healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
• Organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs.
• Consult appropriate resources timely for complex care issues or discharge planning.
• Develop professional growth goals with assistance and participate in unit goals and performance improvement.
• Use effective communication systems and promote cost-effective care.
• Provide feedback to co-workers and promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
• Recognize and prioritize patient care needs from complex data.
• Assess and anticipate discharge needs; build relationships with families to support advocacy.
• Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update care plans, addressing cultural and ethnic considerations.
• Prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Engage in research by reading relevant journals and contributing ideas for practice improvement.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience.

Education

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

Certifications & Licensure

• Licensed Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification (AHA or ARC).

Preferred Qualifications

Education

• BSN or MSN from an accredited school of Nursing.

Certifications

• None specified.

Additional Notes

• No explicit requirement for prior travel experience.
• Contract length is 13 weeks.
• Focus on care for cardiothoracic ICU patients with complex needs.