RN Clinical Nurse IV - Obstetrics

Description This position qualifies for our UNC Health Johnston Incentive Program, ask your recruiter for more details. 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. OB RN: Our mother‑baby nurses provide care to our mother/baby dyad. Nurses assist with breastfeeding, routine postpartum care of the mom and normal newborn care. The unit consists of 25 beds across two campuses. The support person is encouraged to stay with mom and baby to promote bonding and family‑centered care. Summary: The Clinical Nurse IV practices at the level of an expert practitioner of nursing as defined by Benner, P. (1984). From Novice to Expert. Addison‑Wesley Publishing Company. The nurse at this level demonstrates expertise in caring for patients with multiple and complex problems. In addition to demonstrating clinical leadership on the unit, the Clinical Nurse IV serves as a resource and system‑wide consultant to staff and participates in endeavors to increase nursing knowledge. The CN IV functions as a clinical leader. Responsibilities Clinical Nursing Practice – Promotes an environment that values diversity, open communication, teamwork, and exceptional service. Ensures appropriate care and services are available to patients, clients, and families for assigned shift. Facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration in patient/client care planning to achieve desired outcomes. Coordinates care with interdisciplinary team members. Demonstrates and role‑models clinical expertise in the specified patient population and shares expertise with other staff. Promotes the use of the nursing process to provide quality patient care. Assesses and anticipates patient and family learning needs and organizes resources to meet them. Performs bedside point‑of‑care testing as required for the patient care plan. Education and Professional Development – Coordinates, designs, and implements educational programs to meet identified learning needs of staff, patients, and families. Promotes staff participation in continuing education, orientation, competency, in‑service and staff development offerings. Participates in development and implementation of competency initiatives. Serves as an area‑of‑specialty consultant in design of educational programs. Participates in development of and provides clinical expertise for patient education materials. Promotes professional growth of self and staff. Promotes a conducive learning environment and provides educational experiences for students. HR Management – Creates and promotes an environment conducive to recruiting and retaining staff. Provides feedback to Manager/Supervisor and Director to assist in hiring, promoting, transferring, and terminating staff. Assists Nurse Manager by providing assigned staff with performance feedback and opportunity to set professional goals. Models and promotes behaviors that effectively give continual feedback to staff and colleagues. Integrates best‑practice standards regarding staff retention in all aspects of practice. Operational and Fiscal Management – Establishes and promotes standards of excellence for responsibilities and ensures consistent implementation by staff. Provides input about trends related to program development, space needs, and fiscal realities. Ensures appropriate and adequate clinical staffing and skill mix to meet patient care needs during own shift and upcoming shift. Uses clinical and financial information to assist Nurse Manager in establishing and meeting budgetary goals. Collaborates with Nurse Manager to implement strategies to increase revenue and cost‑effectively manage personnel, supply, and equipment resources. Evaluates the impact of strategic fiscal changes on quality outcomes. Assists Nurse Manager to ensure that internal and external regulatory standards are met or exceeded. 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. Guides research development and implementation. Utilizes resources to ask research questions and apply appropriate research methods. Shares knowledge with colleagues through publication, presentations, or other means. Develops, implements, and evaluates new and creative approaches to meeting goals. Leads, participates, and promotes performance‑improvement initiatives that focus on identified patient safety or quality‑of‑care opportunities. Education Requirements Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) 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. For positions at magnet hospitals, professional certification relevant to the practice area and on the ANCC Magnet approved list is required within the probationary period of employment. Professional Experience Requirements Eighteen (18) months of professional nursing experience in a tertiary care setting to include didactic and clinical experience in the area of assignment, preferably with charge and precepting experience in the area of assignment. Job Details Legal Employer: NCHEALTH Entity: Johnston Health Organization Unit: Obstetrics Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00 Salary Range: $38.51 - $58.82 per hour Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Day Job 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 Health 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. 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