Registered Nurse (RN) Progressive Care

Advocate Health • Shelby, NC

5d • $38 - $57 • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in Atrium Health Cleveland’s 64-bed Progressive Care Units, caring for cardiac, medical, and surgical patients. The fast-paced unit requires strong critical thinking, organization, prioritization, and assessment skills. Nurses partner with cardiologists, hospitalists, and other disciplines to care for patients requiring titratable cardiac drips, BiPAP, and post-operative or post-ICU care. Patients wear telemetry monitors watched around the clock. Common diagnoses include dysrhythmias, chest pain, and congestive heart failure.

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, compassionate and skilled communication, and leadership to support patient safety and a positive experience across the continuum of care. The team supports professional development through shared governance, continuing education, and professional certification.

Atrium Health Cleveland is a 241-bed hospital in Shelby, North Carolina, serving Cleveland County and the surrounding region. It offers advanced emergency care as a Level III trauma center and is committed to community health education and service.

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.

Nice To Haves

• ACLS certification is recommended within six months of hire.
• Resourcefulness, flexibility, and a team-oriented approach.
• Strong critical thinking, organizational, prioritization, and assessment skills.

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 skillfully while helping create a safe patient environment and positive patient experience.
• Collaborate with cardiologists, hospitalists, and other disciplines to manage progressive care patients.
• Care for patients with cardiac, medical, and surgical needs, including those requiring titratable cardiac drips, BiPAP, or post-operative and post-ICU care.

Benefits

• 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.
• Potential premium pay, incentive pay for select positions, and annual performance-based increases.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed