New Graduate Registered Nurse (RN) – Neurological Progressive Care Unit
About The Position
The New Graduate Registered Nurse will work in the Neurological Progressive Care Unit (9B) at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, a high-acuity, fast-paced unit that supports and decompresses the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit. The unit cares for complex neurological and neurosurgical patients and provides opportunities to develop expertise in progressive care. Patient populations and therapies include postoperative craniotomy, pituitary tumor resection, deep brain stimulator and spinal surgery patients; cerebrospinal fluid leak repairs; subdural hematomas and drains; seizure and epilepsy care; subarachnoid hemorrhage; VP shunts and external ventricular drains; ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke; neuromuscular diseases; CNS infections; and patients transitioning from the NSICU. Care also includes advanced respiratory management and intravenous infusions, including cardiac drips, nicardipine, and heparin. Staffing is adjusted to acuity, with ideal nurse-to-patient assignments of 1:3 and 1:2 for the highest-acuity patients. The RN provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care according to established standards, policies, and procedures. The role applies evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and communication skills while helping create a safe patient environment and positive patient experience across the continuum of care. The position is full time, with three 12-hour night shifts per week and a holiday/weekend rotation. Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center is Atrium Health’s flagship hospital in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is the region’s only Level 1 Trauma center, a Magnet-designated hospital, an approved transplant center, and one of North Carolina’s academic medical center teaching hospitals.
Requirements
- Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Responsibilities
- Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
- Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
- Use evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making in patient care.
- Communicate compassionately and contribute to a safe patient environment and positive patient experience across the continuum of care.
- Provide progressive care to complex neurological and neurosurgical patients, including care involving advanced respiratory management and intravenous infusions.
Benefits
- A sign-on bonus is available to applicants who have not received a company sign-on bonus for another role within the past 24 months.
- Paid Time Off programs.
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
- Educational Assistance Program.
- Premium pay may be available for shifts, on-call work, and other qualifying circumstances.
- Incentive pay for select positions.
- Opportunity for annual performance-based increases.
- Programs that invest in career development.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
