Registered Nurse (RN)- Trauma ICU

Advocate Health; Winston-Salem (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for the Trauma ICU in Winston-Salem, NC. This role involves delivering and coordinating comprehensive patient care in a brand-new TICU designed for critically ill trauma and surgical patients, with a team-driven culture emphasizing collaboration and professional excellence.

Ideal candidates have ICU experience, a valid RN license in North Carolina, and BLS; ACLS within 6 months of hire.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited or approved nursing program.
• Registered Nurse license issued by the state of practice.
• BLS certification required; ACLS within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care using nursing process to deliver safe, evidence-based care.
• Lead efforts to create a safe patient environment and high-quality patient experience across the care continuum.

Skills

ICU experience

RN license

BLS

ACLS

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

Registered Nurse (RN) – Trauma ICU

Winston-Salem, NC, United States

Where You Will Work:

The Trauma Intensive Care Unit (TICU) is a brand-new, 16-bed modern ICU designed to care for some of the most critically ill and complex trauma and surgical patients in the region. Our environment combines advanced technology with a strong, team driven culture that values collaboration, learning, and professional excellence. Nurses in the TICU gain exposure to high acuity care, trauma innovation and interprofessional teamwork that sharpens both critical thinking and leadership skills. The TICU offers exceptional opportunities to build clinical depth, critical thinking, and leadership skills. We are a progressive, growth-minded team that invests in developing confident, future ready clinicians who want to make an impact. If you are ready to grow, learn and lead in critical care, this is where you belong.

Expectations 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
• ACLS are required within 6 months of hire
• 1-2 years of ICU experience preferred

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 is a pre-eminent academic health system based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist is part of Advocate Health, which is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and is the third-largest nonprofit health system in the United States, created from the combination of Atrium Health and Advocate Aurora Health. Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist’s two main components are an integrated clinical system – anchored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, an 885-bed tertiary-care hospital in Winston-Salem – that includes Atrium Health Levine Children’s Brenner Children’s Hospital, five community hospitals, more than 300 primary and specialty care locations and more than 2,700 physicians; and Wake Forest School of Medicine, the academic core of Atrium Health Enterprise and a recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research that includes Wake Forest Innovations, a commercialization enterprise focused on advancing health care through new medical technologies and biomedical discovery.

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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