MedSurg Registered Nurse
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
UNC Medical Center

Job Opportunity: RN - MedSurg

Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Specialty: Nursing - MedSurg
Employment Type: Clinical Nursing
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Summary

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

Essential Duties

• Participate in identifying and meeting own learning needs; attend education programs.
• Use patient education materials relevant to patient population with assistance.
• Assess readiness to learn of patients, families, and caregivers, including developmental levels and factors affecting learning.
• Identify expected patient outcomes and seek guidance for plan of care revisions.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to evaluate patient care and communicate relevant information for continuity of care.
• Demonstrate competence in care of 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 patients with complex care issues or high discharge risk.
• Develop professional growth goals with assistance and participate in unit goals and performance improvement activities.
• 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, including discharge planning and family advocacy.
• Collaborate with patients and families in care planning, addressing cultural and ethnic considerations.
• Stay informed on relevant research and contribute ideas for practice improvement.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 1 year of nursing experience.
• Education: Nursing Diploma OR ADN/ASN from an accredited school of Nursing.
• Licensure: Licensed Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider (AHA or ARC).

Preferred Qualifications

• BSN or MSN from an accredited school of Nursing.

Notes

• No indication that prior travel experience is required for this position.