New Graduate Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical/Telemetry

Advocate Health•Charlotte, NC

2d•$38 - $57•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 communication, and nursing skills to support a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience across the continuum of care. The position is on 10A, a 24-bed medical telemetry unit providing 24-hour care to adults with acute medical and surgical conditions, including COPD, infectious disease, diabetes, possible tuberculosis, pneumonia, fever of unknown etiology, and fluid or electrolyte imbalances. The unit has private rooms, including 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.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing.
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.
Use compassionate communication and nursing skills to support a safe patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum of care.
Provide patient care services including 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 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 increases based on performance.