New Graduate Registered Nurse (RN) – Neurosurgical ICU
About The Position
The New Graduate Registered Nurse provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The RN uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and skilled communication while helping create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum of care. The role is based in the Neurosurgical ICU (NSICU) at Carolinas Medical Center. The 29-bed unit cares for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in private rooms, including three negative-pressure rooms, and has two nursing stations with central monitoring. Common diagnoses include subarachnoid, subdural, and epidural hematomas; spinal cord injuries; stroke; head trauma; intracranial hemorrhages; brain tumors; and patients requiring continuous EEG or carotid endarterectomy care. Nurses use the NIHSS and monitor and manipulate external ventricular devices, subdural drains, and IRRAS. The unit has a 1:2 patient ratio and an AACN Beacon of Excellence Silver Designation. This is a full-time position scheduled for three 12-hour night shifts per week, with holiday and weekend rotation. The position offers a pay range of $38.20–$57.30 and is benefits eligible. 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.
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, clinical decision-making, compassion, and skilled communication in patient care.
- Help create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum of care.
- Care for NSICU patients and use the NIHSS; monitor and manipulate external ventricular devices, subdural drains, and IRRAS.
Benefits
- Sign-on bonus available to eligible 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 such as shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate's job.
- Incentive pay for select positions.
- Opportunity for annual performance-based increases.
- Career development programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
