RN Clinical Nurse II - Rex Postpartum

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

Job summary

UNC REX Healthcare is seeking a dedicated Postpartum Clinical Nurse to join the Rex 3 Womens unit in Raleigh. You will provide holistic nursing care to postpartum mothers and newborns, perform assessments, and collaborate with obstetric and pediatric teams for optimal discharge planning.

You will educate families on newborn care, postpartum recovery, and warning signs while supporting a collaborative, mentorship-focused team dedicated to evidence-based practice and quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Must hold an active RN license in North Carolina.
• Annual or ongoing education to meet nursing standards.
• At least one year of nursing experience in postpartum or related unit is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate nursing care for postpartum mothers, newborns, antepartum and gynecologic patients.
• Perform maternal/newborn assessments and escalate concerns promptly.
• Monitor recovery after vaginal or cesarean deliveries and identify potential complications.
• Support families with newborn care, feeding guidance, safe sleep, and discharge planning.
• Educate patients and families on postpartum and newborn care, medications, and warning signs.

Skills

Postpartum care

Patient education

Team collaboration

Nursing assessment

Education

RN license

BSN preferred

Tools

EMR/EHR

Job description

Why Join UNC Rex Postpartum?

At UNC Rex, we’re committed to making every family’s birthing experience exceptional. Our Postpartum Unit is a 50-bed, family-centered care environment where nurses support mothers, newborns, and families during one of life’s most meaningful transitions. You’ll join a dynamic, collaborative nursing team focused on delivering evidence-based care, patient education, and compassionate emotional support.

Unit Overview

Our Postpartum Unit is a vibrant and collaborative center dedicated to providing comprehensive care for:

• Postpartum mothers following vaginal and cesarean deliveries
• Newborns receiving routine couplet care
• Antepartum patients requiring inpatient monitoring
• Gynecologic patients recovering from surgical procedures

Nurses partner closely with skilled Perinatal Technicians to deliver safe, individualized care throughout each patient’s stay.

The unit works in close collaboration with Labor & Delivery and the NICU/Nursery to ensure seamless transitions from delivery through postpartum recovery. Interdisciplinary teamwork with OB/GYNs, neonatologists, and other specialists is central to our practice, with 24/7 physician coverage available to support complex clinical needs.

Key Responsibilities

As a Postpartum Clinical Nurse, you will:

• Provide safe, compassionate nursing care to postpartum mothers, newborns, antepartum, and gynecologic patients.
• Perform maternal and newborn assessments, recognize changes in condition, and expedite concerns appropriately.
• Care for patients following vaginal and cesarean deliveries, including monitoring recovery and identifying potential complications.
• Provide couplet care and support families with newborn care, feeding, safe sleep, and postpartum recovery.
• Educate patients and families on postpartum care, newborn care, medications, warning signs, and discharge needs.

What You’ll Love About Working Here

• A supportive, team-oriented culture built on collaboration and mentorship
• A strong commitment to evidence-based practice and quality improvement
• The opportunity to build meaningful connections with families during a pivotal life moment
• Ongoing learning, growth, and professional development opportunities
• Daily collaboration with expert clinicians, including OB/GYNs, neonatologists, and lactation specialists

This position qualifies for our Incentive Program, which includes a choice of a $10,000 or $15,000 Commitment Incentive or a Tuition Loan Forgiveness incentive up to $25,000. A recruiter discuss commitment incentive in further detail with you.

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

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

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

Professional Experience Requirements:

• One (1) year of nursing experience.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex 3 Womens

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.

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.