Clinical Nurse II - Emergency Department

Description

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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.

• Two‑campus (Smithfield and Clayton) Emergency Departments with a combined total of 64 beds, offering diverse patient populations and acuity levels.
• 4:1 nurse‑to‑patient ratios, supporting safe, high‑quality patient care.
• Strong team‑based environment with a culture of collaboration and mutual support.
• Chest Pain Accredited facility, delivering evidence‑based cardiac care, along with being an interventional STEMI center M-F 7a‑5p.
• Primary Stroke Center, providing rapid, coordinated stroke response and treatment.

• Education – Identify and meet learning needs of self, attend education programs, use patient education materials, assess readiness to learn, assess developmental level and factors affecting learning.
• Evaluation of Care – Identify expected patient outcomes, revise plan of care with guidance, discuss patient care with interdisciplinary team, communicate relevant information for continuity of care.
• Implementation – Demonstrate competence in care of patients with complex problems; perform bedside point‑of‑care testing, use nursing standards, policies and procedures; organize and prioritize care; consult resources for complex care issues.
• Leadership – Develop professional growth goals, achieve objectives within timeframe, facilitate collaboration, participate in unit goals and performance improvement, use communication systems, promote cost‑effective care, give feedback, maintain safe environment.
• Patient Assessment – Recognize data from complex situations to determine priorities, include physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs, synthesize data, assess discharge needs, develop family relationships.
• Planning – Collaborate with patient/family to prepare or update plan of care, use multidisciplinary resources, employ full range of communication, identify and address cultural and ethnic issues, prioritize tasks for complex patients.
• Research – Read applicable journals, bring ideas to staff for assessment of applicability.

Education Requirements:

• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.

Licensure/Certification Requirements:

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.

Professional Experience Requirements:

• One (1) year of nursing experience.

Legal

Employer:

NCHEALTH

Entity:
Johnston Health

Organization Unit:
Emergency Department

Work Type:
Per Diem

Standard Hours Per Week: 4.00

Salary Range: $34.22 - $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity.

Work Assignment Type:
Onsite

Work Schedule:

Variable

Location of Job: US:

NC:

Smithfield

Exempt From Overtime:
Exempt:
No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully‑owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities.