Description
*This position qualifies for our UNC Health Johnston Incentive Program, which offers up to $25,000 tuition loan forgiveness (3 year commitment) OR a $15,000 commitment incentive (2 year commitment). In addition, this position is also eligible for up to $5,000 in relocation assistance (based on location) and our employee referral program. Learn more about our UNC Health Johnston Incentive Program here: https://www.johnstonhealth.org/careers/johnston-health-rn-incentive-program/
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UNC Johnston has an innovative and efficient surgical program. We perform both inpatient and outpatient procedures on adult and pediatric populations. The Nurses and Surgical Technologists provide intraoperative care for a variety of service lines including Orthopedics, Ortho Spine, General, GYN, Robotics, Neuro, ENT, Vascular, Ophthalmology, and Endoscopy.
Summary:
Provides competent clinical surgical care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Surgical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering surgical care utilizing the nursing process in an operating room setting.
Responsibilities:
1. Education – Must successfully complete AORN Perioperative 101 OR Residency Program. Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, uses educational 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.
2. Evaluation of Care - Identifies expected patient outcomes specific to surgical procedures through assessment, implementation, and evaluation of care, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary perioperative team. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
3. Implementation - Demonstrates competence in the care of surgical patients with complex problems, including population appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of surgical care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. Consults 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.
4. Leadership - With assistance, 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. Provides 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.
5. Patient Assessment - Recognizes data from complex situations to prioritize the delivery of surgical care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assesses and anticipates surgical needs of individual patients and families. Serves as patient advocate throughout the perioperative experience.
6. Planning - Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the surgical plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Utilizes full range of communication as a means to convey planning. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
7. Research - Reads journals that contain studies or evidence based practice articles applicable to surgical nursing care. Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.
Other Information
Other information:
Education Requirements:
● Graduation from school of professional nursing.
● Successful completion of the AORN Perioperative 101 OR Residency Program.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
● Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina by the day of clinical care.
● Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification
Professional Experience Requirements:
● Successful completion of the 6 month AORN Perioperative 101 OR Residency Program.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
● Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration.
● Demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
● Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment.
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: Johnston Health
Organization Unit: Operating Room -
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Salary Range: $33.88 - $47.91 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 Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.
Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.
