RN Clinical Nurse II - Spine Center

Description

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Summary:

The UNC Hospitals Spine Center is seeking compassionate, motivated, and collaborative Clinical Nurses to join our growing multidisciplinary team. Located in an off-site clinic with free employee parking, the Spine Center provides comprehensive, patient-centered spine care through close collaboration among neurosurgeons, orthopedic spine surgeons, physiatrists, advanced practice providers, nursing, rehabilitation specialists, radiology, and support staff.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of one of UNC Health's expanding specialty practices, where nurses play an integral role in coordinating care for patients with complex spinal conditions. Our team is committed to delivering exceptional clinical care while fostering an environment built on collaboration, mutual respect, professional development, and shared success.

As a Clinical Nurse in the Spine Center, you will provide comprehensive care coordination, patient education, clinical triage, and support throughout the patient's spine care journey. Working alongside a multidisciplinary team, you will help ensure seamless communication across specialties while advocating for patients and promoting evidence-based practice to achieve the best possible outcomes.

The Spine Center is experiencing continued growth, creating opportunities for nurses who are passionate about innovation, teamwork, and delivering outstanding patient experiences. We value open communication, psychological safety, and a supportive culture where all team member's contributions are recognized and encouraged.

Beyond direct patient care, Clinical Nurses have opportunities to participate in quality improvement initiatives, leadership development, evidence-based practice projects, interdisciplinary collaboration, staff education, and process improvement efforts that help shape the future of spine care across UNC Health.

Whether you are an experienced nurse seeking to expand your specialty expertise or someone looking to join a collaborative and forward-thinking clinical environment, the UNC Hospitals Spine Center offers a rewarding opportunity to grow professionally while making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients with spine disorders.

If you are committed to excellence, value teamwork, and want to be part of an expanding practice dedicated to providing comprehensive, multidisciplinary spine care, we encourage you to apply and join our exceptional team.

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 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:

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit: Spine Center

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range:$34.22 - $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Day Job

Location of Job: US:NC:Chapel Hill

Exempt 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 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. 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.