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 unit that supports and decompresses the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit. The team cares for complex neurological and neurosurgical patients, including post-operative craniotomy, pituitary tumor resection, deep brain stimulator, and spinal surgery patients; patients with CSF leaks, subdural hematomas, seizures, subarachnoid hemorrhage, stroke, neuromuscular disease, and CNS infections; and patients with VP shunts, external ventricular drains, subdural drains, or lumbar drains. The unit also cares for patients transitioning from the NSICU and manages advanced respiratory therapies and intravenous infusions. Assignments are adjusted for acuity, with ideal nurse-to-patient ratios 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 nurse applies evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and communication skills to help create a safe environment and positive patient experience throughout the continuum of care. This is a full-time position working three 12-hour night shifts per week, with holiday and weekend rotation. A sign-on bonus is available to applicants who have not received a company sign-on bonus for another role in the past 24 months. The role does not offer employment visa sponsorship; applicants must be authorized to work full-time in the United States.
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 help create a safe patient environment and positive patient experience across the continuum of care.
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, including shift and on-call pay, based on teammate eligibility.
- Incentive pay for select positions.
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
