RN New Graduate Nurse - 7 HV Cardiac Medicine

UNC Health • Raleigh, NC

12d • Onsite

About The Position

UNC Health Rex is hiring a new graduate nurse for its 24-bed Cardiac Medicine Intermediate Care Unit (7HV), which provides intermediate-level care to adult and geriatric patients with cardiac conditions and complex medical co-morbidities. Patients include those with heart failure, dysrhythmias, acute myocardial infarction, complex cardiac conditions, and those recovering from cardiac and vascular procedures. The unit uses continuous telemetry monitoring through the Telemetry Command Center, GE bedside cardiac monitoring in every room, and in-room computers for electronic medical record access. Nurses work collaboratively with physicians, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, rehabilitation specialists, telemetry technicians, and nursing leadership.

The role is open to new graduate nurses and registered nurses with limited experience. The 12-month UNC Health Rex Nurse Residency Program supports the transition to professional practice through specialty-specific orientation and training, preceptor and educator support, mentorship, professional development, continuing education, evidence-based practice, and regular progress check-ins and development milestones. Start dates depend on graduation and NCLEX completion dates. The program emphasizes clinical competence, confidence, critical thinking, clinical decision-making, leadership, and quality patient care.

The nurse participates in patient and family education, evaluates care and communicates relevant information to promote continuity, and implements care using organizational and nursing standards. The role includes assessing patients and anticipating discharge needs, collaborating on plans of care, prioritizing tasks, participating in unit goals and performance improvement, supporting safe and cost-effective care, and reviewing relevant research.

This is a full-time, onsite position with a rotating schedule and 36 standard hours per week. The listed salary minimum is $32.55; pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity. The position may qualify for up to $25,000 in tuition loan forgiveness and up to $5,000 in relocation assistance, based on eligibility. This position is employed by NC Health, a private, fully owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System, and is not a state-employed position.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited professional nursing program or school of professional nursing.
• Current North Carolina RN license or eligibility to obtain licensure before providing clinical care; licensure is required by the day of clinical care.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification for Healthcare Providers.
• Eligible candidates include nursing students in their final semester, nursing graduates within 12 months of graduation, and RNs with less than 6 months of RN experience.
• No prior professional experience is required.
• If hired after January 6, 2014, must enroll 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 the employment date.

Responsibilities

• Identify personal learning needs and attend education programs; use appropriate patient education materials with assistance.
• Assess the readiness and developmental level of patients and their families or caregivers to learn, including factors that affect learning.
• Identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance when revising plans of care, participate in interdisciplinary care evaluation, and communicate relevant information to support continuity of care.
• Provide competent care for patients with complex problems, including appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety considerations.
• Perform bedside point-of-care testing as required by the patient care plan and follow organizational and nursing standards, policies, and procedures.
• Organize and prioritize care according to patient and family needs, and consult appropriate resources promptly for complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, or patients at high risk for discharge-planning needs.
• With assistance, develop professional growth goals, achieve them within established time frames or renegotiate them with a supervisor, and participate in unit goals and performance improvement activities.
• Support intra- and interdepartmental collaboration, use communication systems effectively, promote cost-effective care, provide feedback to coworkers, and remain aware of public policy and regulatory guidance affecting healthcare.
• Promote a safe, clean, and secure hospital environment.
• Assess complex patient situations, prioritize care, synthesize assessment data before communicating it, and anticipate patients' and families' discharge needs.
• Develop relationships with families that support their ability to advocate for the patient and address their own needs.
• Collaborate with patients and families to prepare or update plans of care, use multidisciplinary resources, address cultural and ethnic considerations, and prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
• Read relevant journals and bring potentially applicable ideas and questions to staff for discussion.

Benefits

• Up to $25,000 in tuition loan forgiveness, based on eligibility.
• Up to $5,000 in relocation assistance, based on eligibility.
• 12-month nurse residency program with specialty-specific orientation, mentorship, professional development, continuing education, and support from preceptors, educators, nurse leaders, and peers.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level