RN New Graduate Nurse - Medical Observation to ED

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Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina. We are inviting New Grad Nurses to join our Pathway from Medical Observation to the ED Program!

• This pathway is designed for those who would like to transition to the Emergency Department after 12 months with the Medical Observation Unit
• Fosters supportive environment with distinct check-in points during first year of nursing
• Additional classes offered for Emergency Nursing

• Also known as 1 Memorial
• 25 bed Med Observation Unit
• The environment is fast paced
• Unit is open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day
• Requires a great deal of interdisciplinary collaboration and team work
• The team facilitates admissions, treatments, transfers and discharges of patients
• Provides care to adult observation patients with a variety of medical diagnoses that include cardiology work up, COPD exacerbation, Intravenous therapy, and abdominal pain work up

• 36 hours per week
• Rotating day/night shifts + weekends
• Self-scheduling to balance individual and unit needs
• Must be eligible for RN licensure in North Carolina prior to start

• Final semester nursing students or graduates within the past 12 months
• Less than 6 months of RN experience
• Program Highlights:
• Yearlong, structured transition-to-practice program
• Unit-based orientation plus residency curriculum
• Mentorship and clinical support
• Professional development and skill-building

• Competitive health & retirement benefits
• Generous PTO accrual
• Supportive, team-oriented environment focused on growth

• Cover letter is strongly encouraged (include clinical interests)
• Current UNC Medical Center employees must apply as internal candidates
• RN license must be obtained prior to first day of employment

Up to $10,000 in relocation assistance may be offered (dependent on mileage)

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.

• Education
  - Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population. Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
• Evaluation of Care
  - Identifies expected patient outcomes. Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
• Implementation
  - Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan. Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning.
• Leadership
  - With assistance, develops goals to…