Description
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Weekend Alternative Schedule
Compensation:
- Employee receives one and one-half times their base rate for hours worked on the weekend shifts
- Employee receives the standard shift differential in addition to their 1 ½ base hourly rate
- Employee receives normal customary rate of pay for any weekend/weeknight shifts in excess of their 3 weekend shifts
Schedule:
- 3 12 hour weekend shifts required: Friday, Sat and Sun
- For this program only, Weekend begins Friday morning at 7am and ends Monday morning at 7am
- Employee must follow their departments Holiday rotation for all Johnston Health recognized holidays (Holiday Pay will be paid based on your Base Salary, not the WAS rate)
- No more than 3 weekends of planned PDO for vacation is allowed
- WAS employees will be placed in the normal department rotation when floating to other units
*This position qualifies for our UNC Health Johnston RN Incentive Program. Candidates with an BSN or higher are eligible for up to $20,000 commitment incentive for a 4 year work commitment, $15,000 commitment incentive for a 3 year work commitment, OR up to $25,000 in tuition loan forgiveness. Candidates with an ADN are eligible for up to $16,000 commitment incentive for a 4 year work commitment, $12,000 commitment incentive for a 3 year work commitment, OR up to $25,000 in tuition loan forgiveness. In addition, this position is also eligible for up to $4,500 in relocation assistance (based on location) and our employee referral program. Learn more about our UNC Health Johnston RN Incentive Program here:https://www.johnstonhealth.org/careers/johnston-health-rn-incentive-program/
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.
FLEX Department
FLEX department is a department that the employees float to most of the clinical areas of the organization. Flex employees float to the Smithfield hospital campus, Clayton hospital campus, and the Hospice House (Inpatient Hospice facility). Flexible scheduling with 12 hours shifts. Weekend and holiday shifts are required. Flex includes over 80 employees including nurses and nursing assistants.
Responsibilities:
1. Education - Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, 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.
2. Evaluation of Care - 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.
3. Implementation - Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. 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, 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. 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.
5. Patient Assessment - Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families. Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
6. Planning - Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Begins to use 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 articles that may be applicable to practice. Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.
Other Information
Other information:
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:
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: Johnston Health
Organization Unit: Nursing Flex Pool
Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
Salary Range: $30.75 - $37.80 per hour (Minimum to Midpoint)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Weekend
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.
