New Graduate Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical/Telemetry

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Charlotte, NC

8h•Onsite

About The Position

The New Graduate Registered Nurse will provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The role uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassionate and skilled communication, and leadership to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum. The position is on 10A, a 24-bed medical telemetry unit providing 24-hour care to adults with acute medical and/or surgical conditions, including COPD, infectious disease, diabetes, suspected tuberculosis, pneumonia, fever of unknown etiology, and fluid or electrolyte imbalances. The unit has private rooms, 16 with negative-pressure features. Patient care services include nursing assessment and evaluation, airway management and oxygen support, telemetry monitoring, intravenous therapy, infection control, fluid and electrolyte management, medication administration, nutritional support, safety, and discharge planning. The unit uses self-scheduling with a fair rotation of shifts to meet department needs and follows the CMC Professional Practice Model, the AACN Synergy Model for care coordination, and Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring. The position is based at Carolinas Medical Center, Atrium Health’s flagship hospital. CMC is a Level 1 Trauma center, Magnet-designated, an approved transplant center, and an academic medical center teaching hospital.

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 skillfully while helping create a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience across the continuum.
Provide patient care services that include assessment and evaluation, airway management and oxygen support, telemetry monitoring, intravenous therapy, infection control, fluid and electrolyte management, medication administration, nutritional support, safety, and discharge planning.

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 financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program.
Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on position.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.