Clinical Nurse I - MTSU New Graduate December 2026

UNC Health•Rocky Mount, NC

6d•Onsite

About The Position

UNC Health Nash is hiring a new graduate Registered Nurse for December 2026 graduates. The Clinical Nurse provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards and is accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director. In a hospital setting, the nurse coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process. The position is full-time, onsite, and has a variable work schedule of 36 standard hours per week. A sign-on bonus of up to $20,000 is offered.

Requirements

Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina by the day of clinical care.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.
No prior professional experience required.

Responsibilities

Identify personal learning needs, attend relevant education programs, and use appropriate patient education materials with assistance.
Assess patients’ and families’ readiness to learn, developmental level, and factors affecting their ability to learn.
Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising care plans, participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of care, and communicate relevant information to support continuity of care.
Provide care for patients with complex problems, addressing physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs; perform bedside point-of-care testing as required.
Follow organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures; organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs.
Consult appropriate resources promptly about complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, and patients at high risk for discharge-planning needs.
Develop professional-growth goals with assistance and meet or renegotiate them within the identified time frame.
Participate in interdisciplinary collaboration, unit goals, performance-improvement activities, cost-effective care, and feedback to coworkers; use communication systems effectively.
Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment and remain aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting healthcare.
Recognize data from complex situations to prioritize care; synthesize assessment data and communicate it to others.
Assess and anticipate discharge needs and build relationships with families to support their advocacy and needs.
Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update care plans, use multidisciplinary resources, address cultural and ethnic issues, and prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
Read relevant clinical journals and bring potentially applicable ideas and questions to staff for consideration.