Registered Nurse - Surgical ICU
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
UNC Medical Center

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit (Surgical)

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

Job Summary

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

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 and developmental level of patients/families/caregivers.
• Identify expected patient outcomes and participate in care plan revisions.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to evaluate patient care and communicate relevant information.
• 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/family needs.
• Consult appropriate resources timely for complex care issues and discharge planning.
• Develop professional growth goals with assistance and participate in unit goals and performance improvement.
• Promote cost-effective care and a safe, clean, secure hospital environment.
• Recognize and prioritize patient care needs from complex data.
• Assess and anticipate discharge needs; develop relationships with families to support advocacy.
• Collaborate with patients/families to prepare or update care plans, addressing cultural and ethnic considerations.
• Read relevant journals and contribute ideas/questions 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.

Additional Notes

• No explicit requirement for prior travel experience mentioned.
• Focus on care for patients with complex surgical ICU needs.