RN New Graduate Nurse - 5HV Cardiovascular Surgery Stepdown

$32.55 / hour

Description

New Graduate Nurse – Cardiovascular Surgery Stepdown

UNC Health Rex | Cardiovascular Surgery Stepdown Unit (5HV)

Launch your nursing career in a specialized cardiovascular progressive care environment at UNC Health Rex. This opportunity is open to new graduate nurses and RNs with less than 12 months of experience.

Nurse Residency Program

Our 12-month Nurse Residency Program supports the transition from student to professional nurse through:

Specialty-specific clinical orientation and training
Dedicated preceptors, educators, nurse leaders, and peer support
Ongoing professional development and continuing education
Evidence-based practice project
Regular progress check-ins and development milestones
Focus on clinical judgment, critical thinking, leadership, and quality patient care

Start dates are based on graduation and NCLEX completion.

About Rex 5HV Cardiovascular Surgery Stepdown Unit

The Cardiovascular Surgery Stepdown Unit is located within the Heart and Vascular Hospital and provides specialized care for patients recovering from cardiac, vascular, and structural heart procedures.

Patients require a higher level of monitoring and nursing intervention than a traditional medical-surgical unit, making 5HV an excellent environment for new nurses interested in cardiovascular and progressive care nursing.

As a member of the 5HV team, you will care for patients who may require:

Advanced cardiac monitoring
Titration of select medications
Enhanced respiratory support and oxygen therapies
Frequent assessment and intervention to identify early signs of clinical deterioration

The unit’s design mirrors an ICU environment and features advanced bedside monitoring technology, providing opportunities to develop strong assessment, clinical reasoning, and critical-thinking skills.

You’ll work closely with advanced practice providers, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and an experienced leadership team committed to supporting your professional growth and career development.

Why UNC Health Rex?

Join an organization of more than 40,000 teammates committed to improving the health and well-being of the communities we serve. UNC Health Rex has received recognition including America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity, America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women, Best Hospital in WRAL Voters’ Choice Awards, Top 100 Hospital for Stroke Care, and World’s Best Hospitals.

Incentives may include:

Up to $25,000 in tuition loan forgiveness, based on eligibility
Up to $5,000 in relocation assistance, based on eligibility

Qualifications

Graduate of an accredited professional nursing program
Current NC RN license or eligibility to obtain licensure before providing clinical care
BLS certification for Healthcare Providers

Who qualifies as a new graduate?

Nursing students in their final semester
Nursing graduates within 12 months of graduation
RNs with less than 6 months of RN work experience

If you’re passionate about cardiovascular nursing and ready to develop your assessment, clinical reasoning, and progressive care skills, 5HV Cardiovascular Surgery Stepdown offers a strong foundation for your nursing career.

Begin your nursing career in a collaborative environment where you will be supported, challenged, and empowered to grow as a professional nurse.

Summary:
Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting and accountable to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Clinical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities:

1. Education - Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population. Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
2. Evaluation of Care - Identifies expected patient outcomes. Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
3. Implementation - Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan. Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning.
4. Leadership - With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively uses communication systems. Participates in promoting cost-effective care. Gives feedback to co-workers. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment. Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all
5. Patient Assessment - Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families. Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
6. Planning - Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
7. Research - Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice. Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.

Other Information

Other information:
Education Requirements:
● Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
● If hired after January 6, 2014, must be enrolled within four years of employment, and obtain a Bachelor's degree with a major in Nursing or a Master's degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of employment date.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
● Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina by the day of clinical care.
● Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification
Professional Experience Requirements:
● No prior experience required.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex CSICU 5HV

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range: $32.55 (Minimum)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Rotating

Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

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