RN Clinical Nurse II - Cardiac Intensive Care (CICU)

UNC Health; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Rex Healthcare’s Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) is seeking a Clinical Nurse II to provide expert nursing care for critically ill cardiovascular patients on a 20-bed unit. You’ll work nights in a full-time role, reporting to the Rex CICU leadership, and participate in high-acuity cardiology care with opportunities for growth.

Responsibilities include delivering bedside care, monitoring advanced therapies, collaborating with the healthcare team, and educating patients and families.

Qualifications

• Current RN license in North Carolina.
• BLS and ACLS certifications.
• At least one year of acute care nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality critical care to cardiovascular patients.
• Monitor and manage advanced therapies and changing patient conditions.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide individualized care.
• Educate and support patients and families.
• Promote teamwork, professional growth, and clinical excellence.

Skills

RN license

BLS

ACLS

Acute care nursing

Education

Nursing degree program

Job description

Clinical Nurse II - Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU)

Full-Time | Night Shift | UNC Rex Healthcare

Join UNC Rex Healthcare's 20-bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU), providing specialized care to critically ill cardiovascular patients alongside a skilled, supportive team.

Our unit cares for patients with complex conditions, including STEMI, advanced heart failure, cardiogenic shock, cardiomyopathy, and post-cardiac arrest needs.

What You'll Do

• Deliver high-quality critical care to complex cardiovascular patients.
• Monitor and manage advanced therapies and changing patient conditions.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide individualized care.
• Educate and support patients and families.
• Promote teamwork, professional growth, and clinical excellence.

Qualifications

Required

• Current RN license.
• BLS and ACLS certifications.
• At least one year of acute care nursing experience.

Preferred

• Cardiovascular or critical care experience.
• Experience with IABP, Impella, CRRT, or TTM.

Why UNC Rex?

• Supportive team and engaged leadership.
• Opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
• High-acuity cardiovascular experience.
• Commitment to teamwork and excellent patient care.

Incentives Available

• Up to $20,000 commitment incentive.
• Up to $25,000 tuition loan forgiveness.
• Up to $10,000 relocation assistance.

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

Education Requirements

• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• 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.

Professional Experience Requirements

• One (1) year of nursing experience.

Job Details

• Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
• Entity: UNC REX Healthcare
• Organization Unit: Rex CICU 4HV
• 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: Night Job
• 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.

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