Registered Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care

Advocate Health • Shelby, NC

5d • $38 - $57 • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) works in Atrium Health Cleveland’s 64-bed Progressive Care Units, caring for cardiac, medical, and surgical patients. The fast-paced unit requires critical thinking, organization, prioritization, and thorough assessment skills. The PCU nurse partners with cardiologists, hospitalists, and other disciplines to manage titratable cardiac drips, BiPAP, postoperative patients, and patients transitioning from the ICU. Patients wear telemetry monitors that are monitored 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 and therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The nurse uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and communication skills to help create a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience across the continuum of care. The team supports professional development through shared governance, continuing education, and professional certification.

The position is full time, consisting of three 12-hour night shifts per week, with weekend and holiday requirements. The pay range is $38.20–$57.30. Atrium Health Cleveland is a 241-bed hospital in Shelby, North Carolina, serving Cleveland County and the surrounding region.

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 is recommended within six months of hire.
• Resourcefulness, flexibility, and a team-oriented approach.
• Strong critical thinking, organization, 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.
• Collaborate with cardiologists, hospitalists, and other disciplines to manage patient care, including titratable cardiac drips, BiPAP, postoperative care, and post-ICU care.
• Help create a safe patient environment and positive patient experience across the continuum of 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 shift and on-call 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