Description Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve. Prefer candidate with Mental Health NP experience and hold PMHNP Master's Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Summary: A Nurse Practitioner functions as part of the interdisciplinary healthcare team in accordance with privileges approved by the credentialing committee to provide high quality, cost effective care to patients within the APPs scope of practice in collaboration with a supervising physician. The APP reflects the mission, vision, and values of the organization, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and other regulatory and accreditation standards. Responsibilities: 1. Clinical- Obtains relevant health and medical history, performs thorough physical assessment, reviews and interprets pertinent diagnostic tests/results. Develops appropriate differential diagnoses. Develops and implements treatment plans including prescribing/ordering of appropriate evidence-based pharmacological agents consistent with departmental guidelines and privileging, and schedules appropriate follow-up management. Actively incorporates evidence-based hospital initiatives to improve patient care. Conducts preventive health screening based on age, history and patient needs. Maintains clear comprehensive yet concise records of all aspects of patient care. Maintains essential knowledge of general disease and pathologic processes. Maintains extensive knowledge of their specialty literature including awareness of developing areas. Consistently derives correct diagnoses through synthesis of clinical data and proper selection and interpretation of diagnostic studies. Develops comprehensive differential diagnoses for patients. Revises the plan of care to meet the changing needs of the patient. Prioritizes work and assists staff to provide prompt and efficient client flow. Consistently maintains high productivity according to identified standards. Leads/participates in projects to improve productivity. Appropriately performs medical procedures consistent with departmental guidelines, privileging, and clinical roles/responsibilities. 2. Education- Appropriately and professionally educates clients and/or families regarding medical condition, treatment, and follow-up. Collaborates with clinicians, staff, and students to promote continuity and patient/family centered care. Develops educational materials based on learning needs of clinicians, staff, and students. Provide education/instruction to physicians, housestaff, nursing, ancillaries and/or students. Actively recognizes and participates in identification and achievement of self-learning needs. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. 3. Leadership- Provides instruction to physicians, housestaff, nursing, ancillaries and/or students including but not limited to precepting, shadowing, lectures, training classes, CE, rounds, morning report, and or staff meetings. Participates in community/network outreach programs. Develops/leads community/network outreach programs. Demonstrates both an understanding of the contexts and system in which healthcare is provided and the ability to apply this knowledge to improve and optimize health care delivery. Leads/participates in systems improvements. 4. Professional- Interacts with patients and families in a respectful, courteous and timely fashion using appropriate communication for the patient and situation. Interacts collaboratively with coworkers, other team members and staff in a respectful, courteous, and timely fashion appropriate to patient care needs and situations. Responds quickly to meet customer needs and resolve problems. Accepts responsibility for outcomes of one?s work. Shares responsibility for overall workload with team members. 5. Quality/Research- Engages in daily continuous quality improvement by identifying and implementing processes for improvement. Consults with management in assessment, problem-solving, decision-making, and evaluating clinical/system issues and models of care. Leads interdisciplinary teams to provide integrated delivery of patient care services. Initiates and revises protocol(s) or guideline(s) to reflect evidence-based changes in care management Works to influence policy-making bodies to improve patient care. Develops new clinical programs or services within the department/unit/clinic to improve patient care. Other Information Other information: Education Requirements: ● Completion of an accredited graduate-level Advanced Practice Provider (APRN or PA) program. Licensure/Certification Requirements: ● Licensed as an Advanced Practice Provider (i.e., Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, Clinical Pharmacist Practitioner, Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist) in the state of North Carolina. ● Board certification if required by the Department. DEA. Professional Experience Requirements: ● No prior experience required. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: ● Demonstrated clinical competency. ● Effective leadership skills. Strong interpersonal skills. ● Ability to work independently and collaboratively. ● Demonstrated written and verbal communication and strong analytical skills. ● Effective interaction to ensure the successful care of patients in the clinical setting. ● Documentation in the medical record to substantiate accurate billing. Job Details Legal Employer: STATE Entity: UNC Faculty Physicians Organization Unit: Psychiatric Emergency Svs-EM Work Type: Per Diem Standard Hours Per Week: 12.00 Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Rotating Location of Job: US:NC: Chapel Hill Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. 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.
Description The Nursing Assistant II performs basic nursing skills, personal care activities, and other tasks as delegated by and under the supervision of the RN/LPN as defined by the NC Board of Nursing. Responsibilities: 1. Provides quality patient care which may include but is not limited to the following: a. Measure vital signs including temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure, etc. b. Provides personal care such as bathing, mouth care, skin care, hair care, nail care, bed making, and dressing/undressing. c. Assists with nutritional needs of patients by performing tasks such as preparing patients for meal time, and feeding patients. d. Assists patients with elimination needs through tasks such as use of bedpan/urinal, bowel/bladder training, collection of specimens, perineal/catheter care and insertion of female urinary catheters. e. Measures height and weight. f. Measure and record intake and output. g. Assists with IV fluids by assembling/flushing tubing during set-up, monitoring flow rate, performing site care/dressing changes, and discontinuing peripheral intravenous infusions. h. Performs oropharyngeal or nasopharyngeal suction. 2. Accurately document patient care as provided and according to unit specific standards. 3. Promotes effective communication between patients, teammates, physicians, and visitors. a. Promptly reports abnormal vital signs and changes in the patient’s condition to the primary nurse or charge nurse b. Communicates pertinent patient information during handoff report to other teammates c. Communicates patient or family questions or concerns in a timely manner. 4. Ensures teamwork by demonstrating cooperative, constructive, and problem solving interactions. a. Accepts delegated tasks and assignments that are within their scope of practice b. Seeks help when needed and provides help to others when available. 5. Ensures a safe, clean, and orderly environment for self, patients, and teammates. a. Utilizes proper body mechanics when turning/repositioning; transferring; assisting with ambulation; range of motion exercises; and using lifts beds, stretchers, and wheelchairs. b. Ensures patient safety through utilizing items such as side rails, call bells, and mitts/restraints c. Follows proper infection control techniques which include items such as handwashing, isolation techniques, and standard precautions. 6. Responds appropriately and promptly in emergency situations. a. Recognizes signs and symptoms of distress and promptly notifies appropriate personnel b. Obtains needed supplies/equipment in a timely manner c. Participates in CPR or other needed emergency care within their scope of practice. 7. Provides assistance and customer service to patients and visitors. a. Strives to develop rapport and trust with patients and visitors b. Adheres to behavior expectations and utilizes Carolina Care techniques c. Provides blameless apology and works toward resolution of patient/visitor concerns. WAYNE Other information: Education • Completion of state approved Level II Nurse Aide training and competency evaluation program or its equivalent. • High School Diploma or equivalent required, any higher education from an accredited college will supersede this requirement. Licensure/Certification • Current Listing on the North Carolina Nurse Aide II registry. • Certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support. Experience At least one year in a health care setting preferred. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities • Ability to provide excellent patient and customer care to all patients and their visitors as well as internal and external teammates. • Ability to speak, read, write, and communicate effectively. • Able to learn new software rapidly. Knowledge of Epic/EMR is helpful. Valid NC Driver’s License: No If driving a Wayne UNC Vehicle, must be 21 years old and MVR must be approved by Risk Management. NUR-744 01.6711.NUR-744.P/T Job Details Legal Employer: Wayne Health Entity: Wayne UNC Health Care Organization Unit: Emergency Dept Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00 Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Night Job Location of Job: WAYNE MED Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
Description *This position qualifies for our UNC Health Johnston Incentive Program, ask your recruiter for more information. Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve. UNC Johnston has an innovative and efficient Outpatient surgical program. We perform outpatient procedures on adult and pediatric populations. The Same Day Surgery Nurses and Nursing Assistants provide preoperative and postoperative care for a variety of service lines including Orthopedics, Ortho Spine, General, GYN, Robotics, Neuro, ENT, Vascular and Ophthalmology. They also provide preprocedural and postprocedural care for a variety of Cardiac services. NC Johnston has an innovative and efficient Outpatient surgical program. We perform outpatient procedures on adult and pediatric populations. The Same Day Surgery Nurses and Nursing Assistants provide preoperative and postoperative care for a variety of service lines including Orthopedics, Ortho Spine, General, GYN, Robotics, Neuro, ENT, Vascular and Ophthalmology. They also provide preprocedural and postprocedural care for a variety of Cardiac services. Summary: Provides routine direct and indirect patient care in a hospital, clinic or home health care setting. All work performed is under the direct supervision of a registered nurse or physician. Responsibilities: 1. Assist physicians and other health care providers with routine examinations and procedures, as well as procurement of equipment and supplies. 2. Provide administrative and clerical support including PI audits and data entry 3. Provide clinical support assistance to include, but not limited to, cleaning the work area, maintaining office equipment, troubleshooting common software and hardware problems, changing linens, checking supply inventory, re-stocking supplies, transporting patients/ supplies/ specimens, and assisting in the orientation of new employees and students. 4. Provide direct personal care to patients as outlined in plan of care activities such as bathing, dressing, feeding, assisting with ambulation. Measure and record vital signs, and patient height and weight. May be responsible for specimen collection, skin preps/scrubs, catheter care, capillary blood glucose checks, simple wound care, range of motion exercises, and/or postural drainage. Performs Oxygen room set-up and monitors oxygen flow-rate, performs oropharyngeal and nasopharyngeal suctioning, tracheostomy care, fecal impaction removal, sterile dressing change wound irrigation for wounds that are 48 hours old, IV fluid assembly and monitoring, IV site care and discontinue peripheral IV, ostomy irrigation and care, urinary catheterization and irrigation, performs established oral, nasogastric, and gastrostomy tube feedings. 5. Reinforce routine teaching given to patients by the registered nurse or physician and document patient understanding of instructions. Distributes patient education materials at the request of patients and/or health care providers Other Information Other information: Education Requirements: ● High School diploma or General Education Development Licensure/Certification Requirements: ● Licensed as Nursing Assistant II with the North Carolina Board of Nursing ● Listed as Nursing Assistant I with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services ● Basic Life Support (BLS) certification Professional Experience Requirements: ● Prefer six (6) months of nursing assistant experience Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: ● Fluent in verbal and written English language and able to develop basic computer skills. Job Details Legal Employer: NCHEALTH Entity: Johnston Health Organization Unit: Same Day Surgery - CL Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00 Salary Range: $18.12 - $25.51 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:Clayton 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 race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. 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.
Description Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve. If you are seeking an opportunity to join a dynamic team with a focus to provide optimal care to women with a multidisciplinary approach, then apply today! Women's Specialty Unit (WSU) is a 14-bed unit located on the 4th floor of Basnight Cancer Hospital. The inpatient unit is designated as Gynecology Benign and Gynecology Oncology reporting in the Women's Hospital Service Line. The team: • Care for patients who have an actual and/or potential diagnosis of cancer • Specialize in care of women after fetal loss or infant complications • Provides bed availability for radiation therapy. Full time position, 36 hours per week, 12 hour rotating shifts 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: 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. ● 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: Job Details Legal Employer: STATE Entity: UNC Medical Center Organization Unit: Women's Specialty Unit Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00 Salary Range: $34.22 - $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range) Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Rotating Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No This is a State position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans at UNC Health. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation. 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.
Description Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve. Summary: The NAI is responsible for administering direct patient care and performing other duties deemed necessary to insure optimal patient care, under the direction and supervision of a professional nurse. The NAI performs duties, such as feeding, bathing, dressing, grooming, or moving patients or changing linens. Responsibilities: Patients and families are served in providing direct patient care services. Performs duties and conducts interpersonal relationships in a manner to project a positive image of the department and hospital. Ensures that contacts with other health care members is friendly helpful and courteous. LENOIR Other information: Qualifications EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS High school graduate or equivalent. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT None required. LICENSURE/REGISTRATION/CERTIFICATION Certified by the N. C. Department of Facility Services as a NAI. BCLS Certification. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIREMENTS Good interpersonal, communication and observation skills are essential. Understanding of patient care needs according to developmental stages for various age groups. WORK ENVIRONMENT Exposure to blood borne pathogens, airborne pathogens, and other infectious diseases requiring the use of protective equipment; exposure to other hazards, such as radiation, toxic waste, chemical hazards based on the departments. Possible exposure to conditions, such as fumes, noxious odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation. PHYSICAL REQUIREMENT Standing, sitting, walking and working throughout the shift. Lifting, pulling, turning and pushing patients daily. Ability to use appropriate Safe-Patient Handling equipment. Visual acuity, auditory and verbal skills necessary. Stressful work periods and rotating shifts. 01.6200.3402 Job Details Legal Employer: Lenoir Health Entity: UNC Lenoir Health Care Organization Unit: Ip Rehab Facility Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00 Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Night Job Location of Job: LENOIR MEM Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.
