RN Clinical Nurse Home Health

Description

Considering a Career in Home Health Nursing?

Join our team and experience the rewarding opportunity to deliver one-on-one, holistic care in the comfort of your patients' homes. As a Home Health RN with UNC Health, you'll provide high-quality, compassionate care that truly makes a difference.

What UNC Health Offers :

• Flexible scheduling for patient visits
• Commitment Incentive of up to$20,000 : https : / / jobs.unchealthcare.org / pages / unc-hospitals-nurse-incentive-program
• UNC issued phone with safety features
• Mileage reimbursed at the current IRS rate
• Competitive pay and comprehensive benefits package
• On-call pay
• Shift / Weekend / Holiday differentials

We're Looking for RNs Who :

If you're ready to bring your expertise into a role that offers autonomy, flexibility, and meaningful patient connection, apply today and 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.

Summary :

The Clinical Nurse plays a crucial role in providing comprehensive and coordinated care to patients within UNC Health. This position involves utilizing a variety of skills, including risk segmentation, patient assessments, patient-centered care plans, tasks or interventions, care transitions, delegated work, and payer communication. They work collaboratively with healthcare providers, patients, and their families to ensure that patients receive the highest quality of care and support throughout their healthcare journey.

Hours are M-F 8am - 5 pm with some weekend and on call rotations.

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. 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

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Job Details

Legal Employer : STATE

Entity : UNC Medical Center

Organization Unit : Orange Home Health Skilled Nur

Work Type : Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week : 40.00

Salary Range : $33.88 - $47.91 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 : Yes

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.