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RN Clinical Nurse II (Per Diem)- GI Surgery & Surgical Oncology Acute Care Unit
UNC Health - Chapel Hill, NC
posted 4 months ago
About the position
6 Memorial is a 28-bed, acute care, inpatient nursing unit at UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill. Our interdisciplinary team provides evidence-based and high-quality care primarily to adult post-surgical patients with weight loss issues, gastrointestinal (GI) cancers, and complex non-cancer GI-related illnesses. Our surgical oncology physician leaders are under the Surgical Oncology Division, which is affiliated with the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. These physician leaders are nationally renowned for their expertise in improving colorectal, GI, and endocrine malignancy through clinical excellence, medical education, and research. Similarly, our GI physicians are known for their efforts in enhancing patient care for upper and lower gastrointestinal patients. Lastly, we are recognized nationally as a Bariatric Center for Excellence. Our nursing team members can expect to work within the full scope of their practice in a multi-disciplinary setting. Our patient populations require close post-operative observation, occasional remote cardiac telemetry, early aggressive mobilization, pulmonary hygiene, extensive physical therapies, IV, central line/PICC line care, administration of TPN, anticoagulation, oxygen therapy, pain management, blood product administration, intake/output and ostomy care. Additionally, multiple tube/drain care to include, chest tubes, Foley catheters, NG tubes, G-tubes, J-tubes, J/P drains, and rectal tubes. Extensive complex wound management along with multimodal nutritional support is given throughout the course of hospitalization. This is a per diem/at will position which requires the ability to work at least 12 hours every two weeks and one summer and one winter holiday each year. There are no benefits associated with this position. Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.
Responsibilities
- Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self and attends education programs based on identified learning needs.
- Identifies expected patient outcomes and seeks guidance as needed in revision of the plan of care.
- Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care.
- Develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations and achieves goals within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor.
- Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care, including appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs.
- Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care and makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care.
- Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice and brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.
Requirements
- Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
- Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
- One (1) year of relevant and current experience required.
