RN Clinical Nurse II UNC Youth Behavioral Health Facility YBH Unit

Position: RN Clinical Nurse II UNC Youth Behavioral Health Facility 4YBH Unit
Location: Butner

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.

Are you passionate about challenges facing our young population behavioral health needs?

If yes, opportunities are available to join our team who are making a difference in a young person's life.

What we offer for eligible candidates:

-Commitment incentive

-Relocation Assistance

Why join our team?

-Safe work environment with security officers present in the facility who work collaboratively with the staff and patients

-Work alongside an interdisciplinary team committed to providing holistic care to our patients

-Opportunities for ongoing professional developmental growth

Who are we looking for?

-RN with at least one year of work experience

-Experience in behavioral health nursing (pediatric or adult) strongly preferred

-Strong understanding of pediatric patients with developmental disabilities in need of crisis stabilization and behavioral/psychosocial needs

-Excellent communication and team skills

What is the work schedule?

-36 hours per week (considered full time)

-12-hour shifts with current need for day shift

-No rotating shifts

-Weekday and weekends (preferred scheduling)

-No on-call

Interested in learning more? Apply now!

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 diverse employees, 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 developmental disabilities and adolescent mental health to work with a multidisciplinary team. The Clinical Nurse II will primarily be working on 4

YBH, a 10-bed unit comprised of pediatric patients with developmental disabilities in need of crisis stabilization, providing multidisciplinary treatment focused on addressing psychiatric, behavioral, medical, and psychosocial needs.

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.

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…