RN Clinical Nurse II - PreOp Job Raleigh area,North Carolina USA,Nursing

Benefits

This job qualifies for up to a $20,000 Commitment Incentive or up to $25,000 Tuition Assistance and up to $10,000 in relocation assistance.

Overview

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.

The Pre Op team works in a fast‑paced environment, caring for an average of 90-135 patients each day. We deliver individualized care for inpatients and outpatients, pediatric and adults, with a collaborative, interdisciplinary team approach. We provide pre‑op care for patients scheduled to have General, GYN, Neuro, ENT, GYN Oncology, Ortho, Spine, Urology, Endoscopy and various medical specialties. Our caring environment includes a focus on family‑centered care.

We always strive to provide excellent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. The nurses in Pre‑Op are responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care, utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting, while striving to uphold our mission and values centered in our Carolina Care initiative.

Summary

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.

Responsibilities

Education – Participate in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attend education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, use patient education materials relevant to patient population. Assess readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assess developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.

Evaluation of Care – Identify expected patient outcomes. Seek guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participate in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicate relevant information to promote continuity of care.

Implementation – Demonstrate competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population‑appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. Perform bedside point‑of‑care testing as required for patient care plan. Utilize healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care. Organize and prioritize care according to patient/family needs. Consult 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, develop goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieve goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiate with supervisor. Be knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra‑/interdepartmental collaboration. Participate in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively use communication systems. Participate in promoting cost‑effective care. Give feedback to co‑workers. Be aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment.

Promote a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all.

Patient Assessment – Recognize data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Include appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesize assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assess and anticipate discharge needs of individual patients and families. Develop relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.

Planning – Collaborate with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. Use available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Use full range of communication as a means to convey planning. Identify and address cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrate ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.

Research – Read journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice. Bring…