RN Clinical Nurse II - Clinical Decision Unit

UNC Health; North Carolina; On-site; USD 47,000 - 67,000; Part time

Job summary

UNC Health in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Clinical Nurse to join the 8-bed Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) in the Emergency Department. This part-time role offers 24 hours per week with 12-hour shifts and rotating holidays, providing meaningful care from admission to discharge in a fast-paced, structured environment.

You’ll perform focused assessments, collaborate with providers, and strengthen ED and acute care skills while maintaining a 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio and opportunities for growth within

Qualifications

• RN licensure in NC and BLS certification required.
• Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.
• 1 year of nursing experience required; ED/acute care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Education - identify learning needs and participate in education programs; use patient education materials.
• Evaluation of Care - identify outcomes and revise plans with the team; ensure continuity of care.
• Implementation - provide care for complex patients; coordinate with resources and prioritize tasks.
• Leadership - support goals, promote collaboration, and contribute to unit performance improvement.
• Patient Assessment - synthesize data and plan care addressing education and safety needs.
• Planning - collaborate with patient/family to update the plan of care; use multidisciplinary resources.
• Research - stay informed by journals and discuss applicable ideas with the team.

Skills

Compassionate care

Critical thinking

Telemetry experience

CDU experience

ED/acute care experience

Education

Registered Nurse licensure in NC

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) or higher preferred

Job description

Description

Clinical Nurse – Clinical Decision Unit (CDU)

Fast-paced care. Meaningful impact. Better balance.

Why the CDU?

Join our 8-bed Clinical Decision Unit, located within the Emergency Department. The CDU provides short-term treatment and close monitoring for patients with an average 16-hour stay and ~80% discharge rate. It’s an opportunity to provide meaningful care from admission through discharge while building your emergency and acute care skills in a more structured environment.

What You’ll Do

• Provide focused, short-term patient care from admission to discharge
• Complete assessments, interventions, and evaluations
• Collaborate with providers using evidence-based protocols
• Strengthen your ED, acute care, and critical thinking skills

Who We’re Looking For

• Compassionate, clinically strong nurse who enjoys critical thinking
• 1–2 years of ED, acute care, or intermediate care preferred
• Telemetry experience preferred; training available
• CDU experience is a plus, but not required

Schedule

• Day Shift & Night Shift option 24 hours/week
• 12-hour shifts
• Rotating holidays

Why Join Us?

• 1:4 Nurse-to-Patient Ratio
• Clinical Growth & Cross-Training Opportunities
• Fast-Paced Care with More Structure & Predictability

Ready for a nursing role where your skills are valued and your impact is visible every day? Join our CDU team and grow your emergency nursing career! 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 in a hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 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

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: Clinical Decision Unit

Work Type: Part Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 24.00

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: Variable

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 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 [e-mail] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.