# RN Clinical Nurse II- Cardiovascular & Thoracic Critical Care Unit

**Company**: UNC Health
**Location**: Chapel Hill, NC
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $34.22 - $48.38 per hour
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

The Cardiovascular and Thoracic Critical Care Unit is located in the new, state-of-the-art North Carolina Surgical Hospital and is part of the UNC Center for Heart and Vascular Care.

This fast-paced, Beacon Award for Excellence-designated, 40-bed unit specializes in the care of complex, mixed acuity population, with cardiothoracic and vascular disease.

The CTCCU offers:

- Excellent Benefits Package, with incentives for eligible applicants.

- Supportive Schedule: Full Time, 36 hour a week position for rotating: 7am-7pm/7pm-7am

- Excellent Nurse-to-Patient Ratios: 1:2 or 1:3

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.

Education Requirements:

- Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.

- If hired after January 6, 2014, must be enrolled within four years of employment, and obtain a Bachelor's degree with a major in Nursing or a Master's degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of employment date.

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:

- Critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.

- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.

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## Skills

### Required
- Critical thinking
- Problem-solving
- Effective communication
- Interpersonal skills
- Basic Life Support (BLS)

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