Registered Nurse (RN) - New Graduate - Intermediate Care

North Carolina Baptist Hospital; Wake Forest (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, NC, is seeking a compassionate RN for an Intermediate Care unit, a 24-bed stepdown that bridges ICU and general medical care. You will provide and coordinate patient care using the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in line with established standards and policies.

This role emphasizes evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, and compassionate communication to enhance patient safety and the patient

Qualifications

• RN license issued by the state where you practice.
• Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
• BLS for Healthcare Providers certification from the American Heart Association.
• Less than 1 year of RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
• Lead efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.

Skills

Registered Nurse

BLS for Healthcare Providers

Nursing program completion

Education

Accredited nursing program completion

Job description

Where You Will Work:

Intermediate Care is a 24 bed stepdown unit bridging the gap between the intensive care unit and general medical unit that has a patient population with various degrees of pulmonary, neurological, renal, geriatric, and infectious disease processes. Patients receive an increased level of care that requires frequent bedside monitoring.

We’re Looking For:

• 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
• Less than 1 year of RN experience

What You’ll Do:

• As a skilled and compassionate RN, you will play a pivotal role in providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
• Using evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, compassion, and skills communication while leading efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.

About This Location:

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, located in Winston-Salem, NC, is a key part of our nationally recognized academic health system. Our 885-bed tertiary care hospital houses the region’s only children’s hospital, burn center, and Level I adult and pediatric trauma centers. The campus is also home to a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center and to clinical centers of excellence in multiple specialties including cardiovascular, brain health and neurology, sports medicine and orthopaedics, transplantation and nephrology.

Be the nurse who redefines care. At Advocate Health, being a nurse means more than delivering exceptional clinical care—it means leading with purpose, compassion, and boldness. As part of our One Advocate Nurse community, you’ll join a unified team committed to lifting others up, embracing innovation, and creating inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive. You’ll be empowered to think boldly, collaborate with humility, and drive change through fearless curiosity. Whether you're at the bedside, in the community, or advancing care through research and education, you’ll help shape the future of health—because here, we’re redefining care for you, for us, for all.

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This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.