RN Clinical Nurse II Flex VII (Full Time) - Health System Float Pool

$34.22 - $48.38 / hour

Description

At UNC Health, we don’t just provide care — we elevate it. Our comprehensive health system proudly serves patients in all 100 North Carolina counties, delivering expert, compassionate, leading-edge care that truly transforms lives.

Now, we’re building something exceptional — and we’re looking for experienced, driven Registered Nurses to help lead the way. Our newly launched Central Staffing Office/Health System Float Pool is a dynamic, system-wide internal staffing pool to support UNC Medical Center and UNC Rex Campuses.

In this role, you’ll bring your expertise where it’s needed most and provide hands-on care in 2 high-impact clinical areas:

Acute Care (Med-Surg & ED Holding)
Critical Care
Emergency Department

In return, we offer flexible scheduling, competitive pay, and a robust benefits package.

Position Details

Schedule: 36 hours per week
Shifts: 8-hour or 12-hour options
Pay: Based on experience + $8/hour premium, plus applicable shift differentials
Benefits and Incentives: Eligible for full-time benefits and the Nursing Commitment Incentive Program

This is more than a role — it’s an opportunity to expand your clinical reach, sharpen your skills, and thrive in diverse, fast-paced environments. We’re seeking nurses with at least 3 years of inpatient hospital experience who are adaptable, confident, and energized by caring for diverse patient populations.

If you’re ready to bring your experience to a team that values compassion and excellence, join us!

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.

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 across UNC Health hospital settings. The Clinical Nurse will float to a minimum of four UNC Hospital locations with ability to float between at least two acuity levels of care or specialties (example- intermediate and critical care).

Responsibilities:

Education - Participates in identifying and meeting the learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to the patient population. Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assesses the developmental level of the patient and factors affecting the ability to learn

Evaluation of Care - Identifies expected patient outcomes. Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participates in discussions with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.

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 the 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.

Leadership - With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with the supervisor. Is knowledgeable about activities that facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Participates in the 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.

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.

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 the 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.

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
● Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification. Other relevant life support credentials based upon clinical level of care (i.e. ACLS or NRP, dependent upon clinical grouping assignment).
Professional Experience Requirements:
● Three (3) years of nursing experience. Three years of inpatient hospital nursing experience needed for this role.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: STATE

Entity: Shared Services

Organization Unit: HCS Central Staffing Office

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range: $34.22 - $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range)

Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

Work Assignment Type: Onsite

Work Schedule: Rotating

Location of Job: US:NC:Morrisville

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 Health Care System, in a department that provides shared services to operations across UNC Health Care; except that, if you are currently a UNCHCS State employee already working in a designated shared services department, you may remain a UNCHCS State employee if selected for this job.

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

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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