RN Clinical Nurse IV - Medical / Surgical Unit

RN Clinical Nurse IV - Medical / Surgical Unit

Job ID: 210439 Location: Clayton, NC Facility/Division: Johnston Health Status: Full Time Shift: Night Job

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.

3rd Floor Medical / Surgical Unit

On our 24-bed unit you see a wide variety of diagnoses. You may see patients with chest pain, CHF, syncope, strokes, Diabetes, COPD, and any number of other med-surgical type diagnoses. We also see some surgery patients. Excellent teamwork with a dedicated work family. Patient ratios: 1 RN: 5-6 Patients, on our day shift 3 Nursing Assistants and a Secretary and over nights we have 3 Nursing Assistants for support.

We have an opportunity to touch many lives and make a difference every day.

Come be a valuable member of our team and help us make a difference in the lives of our patients.

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:

• Promotes an environment that values diversity, open communication, teamwork and exceptional service.
• Ensures that 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 patient outcomes.
• Coordinates care with interdisciplinary team members.
• Demonstrates and role models clinical expertise in specified patient population and shares expertise with other staff.
• Promotes and ensures the use of the nursing process to provide quality patient care.
• Assesses and anticipates patient and family learning needs and organizes resources to ensure that they are met.
• Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan.
• 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.
• Creates and promotes an environment conducive to recruiting and retaining staff.
• Establishes and promotes standards of excellence for areas of responsibility and ensures consistent implementation by staff.
• Collaborates with Nurse Manager to evaluate research that is applicable to practice and promotes changes in standards of care as appropriate.

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.