RN Clinical Nurse II Youth Behavioral Health Facility Cardinal Unit
Company: UNC Health Care
Location: Butner
Posted on: January 24, 2025
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Job Description:
Job Description
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. 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 primarily be
working on Cardinal/1YBH a 14-bed inpatient unit dedicated to
providing comprehensive psychiatric care for adolescents aged 12 to
15 who require acute psychiatric stabilization. Our unit is
designed to address the urgent needs of these young individuals,
focusing on stabilizing their current crises and setting a
foundation for long-term mental health.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.
36 hours per week; 12-hour shifts; various shifts needed.*This
position qualifies for our UNC Hospitals RN 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. Learn more about our
UNC Hospitals RN Incentive Program here :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 InformationOther 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 DetailsLegal Employer: STATEEntity: UNC Medical Center
Organization Unit: YBH IP Unit B Cardinal Work Type: Full Time
Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00Salary Range: $33.88 - $47.91 per
hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: OnsiteWork Schedule: VariableLocation of Job:
Butner:NC:27509Exempt 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 their
race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,
national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.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.
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