Description
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The UNC Health Johnston Special Care Nursery is a Level II NICU with 3 licensed beds on our Smithfield Campus. Through our partnership with REX Neonatologists and Neonatal Nurse Practitioners, along with a highly skilled healthcare team, we specialize in the care of infants requiring medical treatment due to complications and neonatal transitional problems, and other problems. Our team has a strong commitment to families. Our team provides excellent patient and family centered care and lactation support.
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:
- Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self
- Attends education programs based on identified learning needs
- 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
- 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
- Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems
- 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
- Develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations
- Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor
- Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration
- Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities
- Effectively uses communication systems
- Participates in promoting cost-effective care
- Gives feedback to co-workers
- Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment
- Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all
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.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: