RN Clinical Nurse IV - Orthopedics and Surgery Acute Care Unit

Description

UNC Hillsborough Hospital is hiring a Registered Nurse (Clinical Nurse IV), preferably having 1 year of acute care experience and leadership experience to join the 3rd floor, 25-bed Orthopedic/Surgical unit.

Surgical Services admissions include:

• Joint
• Spine
• Urology
• General Surgery
• Medical Overflow if needed

Shift & Schedule

• 40 hours/week
• Days primarily (with flexibility to meet the needs of the department)
• Shift differentials may apply
• Free parking on site

UNC Health Care Hillsborough Campus is a community hospital which is an extension of UNC Medical Center focusing on many of our elective surgical programs. The 163-bed facility combines a community hospital culture with the innovative procedures and care for which the UNC Medical Center is known.
The Hillsborough Hospital has achieved accreditation by The Joint Commission's disease specific program for their Total Hip and Knee Replacement service. This accreditation is the result of many years of work by the inter-professional team caring for these patients.
The Hillsborough Campus has also received the Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award for Patient Experience and ranks in the top five percent in the nation for patient experience.

Please include a detailed CV should have evidence of the following categories whenever possible and a letter of recommendation:

• Work History
• Educational Preparation
• Course/Skill Certifications
• Professional Certifications
• Professional Involvement
• Professional Memberships
• Committees, Task Forces, Work Groups
• Performance Improvement Projects/Teams & Role
• Peer Review and/or Recruitment & Retention Activities
• Presentations
• Publications
• Research
• Community Involvement
• Awards, Recognition and Grants
• Relevant Continuing Education

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Summary:

The Clinical Nurse IV practices at the level of an expert practitioner of nursing as defined by Benner, P. (1984). From Novice to Expert. Addison-Wesley Publishing Company. The nurse at this level demonstrates expertise in caring for patients with multiple and complex problems. In addition to demonstrating clinical leadership on the unit, the Clinical Nurse IV serves as a resource and system-wide consultant to staff and participates in endeavors to increase nursing knowledge.

The CN IV functions as a clinical leader.

Responsibilities:
1. Clinical Nursing Practice - Promotes an environment that values diversity, open communication, teamwork and exceptional service. Ensures that appropriate care and services are available to patients, clients and families for assigned shift. Facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration in patient/client care planning to achieve desired patient outcomes. Coordinates care with interdisciplinary team members. Demonstrates and role models clinical expertise in specified patient population and shares expertise with other staff.

Promotes and ensures the use of the nursing process to provide quality patient care. Assesses and anticipates patient and family learning needs and organizes resources to ensure that they are met. Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan.
2. Education and Professional Development - Coordinates, designs and implements educational programs to meet identified learning needs of staff, patients and families. Promotes and ensures staff participation in continuing education, orientation, competency, in-service and staff development offerings. Participates in development and implementation of competency initiatives. Serves as an area of specialty consultant in the design of educational programs. Participates in development of and provides clinical expertise for patient education materials.

Promotes professional growth of self and staff. Promotes a conducive environment for learning and provides educational experiences for students.
3. HR Management - Creates and promotes an environment conducive to recruiting and retaining staff. Provides feedback to Manager/Supervisor and Director to assist in hiring, promoting, transferring and terminating staff. Assists Nurse Manager by…