RN Clinical Nurse II - UNC Youth Behavioral Health Facility - Dogwood Unit

Clinical Nurse II

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina. Are you passionate about addressing the behavioral health challenges facing today's youth? If so, we invite you to explore opportunities to join a team dedicated to making a meaningful difference in the lives of young people.

Why join our team?

• Work alongside an interdisciplinary team committed to providing holistic care to our patients
• Opportunities for ongoing professional developmental growth

Who are we looking for?

• RN with at least one year of work experience
• Experience in behavioral health nursing (pediatric or adult) strongly preferred
• Strong understanding of pediatric patients in need of crisis stabilization and behavioral/psychosocial needs
• Excellent communication and team skills

What is the work schedule?

• Shift: Night shift including rotating weekends and holidays.
• Hours: Full time; 36 Hours Per Week; Three 12 hour shifts a week
• Entity: UNC Medical Center
• Location: Butner, NC

What we offer to eligible candidates:

• Commitment incentive
• Relocation Assistance

Clinical Nurse II needed for UNC Health Youth Behavioral Health (YBH), in Butner, North Carolina. We are seeking a Clinical Nurse II, preferably with strong clinical experience in adolescent mental health to work with a multidisciplinary team. The Clinical Nurse II will be working primarily on Dogwood, a 16-bed unit comprised of pediatric patients in need of crisis stabilization, providing multidisciplinary treatment focused on addressing psychiatric, behavioral, medical, and psychosocial needs.

Youth Behavioral Health Hospital (YBH) is a 54-bed, 24-hour, locked psychiatric facility located in Butner, North Carolina. YBH philosophy is grounded in a milieu-based, trauma-informed and therapeutic setting. This facility aims to serve patients with a complex history, including aggression and psychosis. Safety is a key component of the care provided as well as introduction of positive coping skills, healthy living and positive leisure activities. Therapy services will work among a large interdisciplinary team including Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, and Nursing Services. There will be four units dedicated to serving children and adolescent with mental health diagnoses, dual diagnoses, substance misuse and complex behaviors, including those with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and with autism spectrum disorder. The staff are to be cross trained on all of these units as one team.

This position qualifies for an extensive benefit package including PTO hours, which are accrued based on the number of worked hours. This position requires the ability to attend a weeklong hospital orientation in Chapel Hill, offered every two weeks in Chapel Hill, NC.

Orientation Schedule: Monday and Tuesday - In person from 8am to 5pm in Chapel Hill; Wednesday, Thursday and Friday - Virtual.

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.