Supervisor Clinical Nurse IV - Medical Stepdown

Supervisor Clinical Nurse IV - Medical Stepdown

This position qualifies for our UNC Rex Incentive Program, which includes up to $20,000 commitment incentive or up to $25,000 tuition loan forgiveness. In addition, this position is also eligible for up to $10,000 in relocation assistance (based on location) and our employee referral program.

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Summary: Serves as nursing team leader. Provides education, training, and oversight to assigned nursing staff.

4 East is a 31 bed pulmonary and nephrology intermediate care unit. Nurses on this unit care for patients with lung, kidney and heart related illness or diagnoses. Nurses monitor and manage patients with ventilators, peritoneal dialysis, arrhythmias and cardiac drips. We provide an exceptional level of care, continuously utilizing critical thinking and a wide range of clinical skills for patients with multiple comorbidities. We are a strong team that places high importance on providing the best in care and top patient satisfaction results.

Responsibilities:

• Education and professional development - Coordinates, designs and implements educational programs to meet identified learning needs of staff, patients and families.
• Evaluation - Evaluates patient progress and revises plan accordingly. Maintains accountability for carrying out components of the plan.
• Implementation - Promotes an environment that values diversity, open communication, teamwork and exceptional service.
• Leadership - Creates and promotes an environment conducive to recruiting and retaining staff.
• Assessment - Synthesizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care.
• Planning - Establishes and promotes standards of excellence for areas of responsibility and ensures consistent implementation by staff.
• Research and performance improvement - Collaborates with Nurse Manager to evaluate research that is applicable to practice and promotes changes in standards of care as appropriate.

Education Requirements: Graduate of Accredited Nursing Program. Bachelor's degree (BSN) required.

Licensure/Certification Requirements: Must have NC RN Licensure and BCLS. Professional certification relevant to the practice area and on the ANCC Magnet approved list within the probationary period of employment.

Professional Experience Requirements: Minimum of one year experience working as a licensed RN.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret clinical information and technical procedures. Ability to document clinical information. Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions from patients, physicians, family members, and other Rex staff. Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions.