RN New Graduate Nurse - 4 West Intermediate Care

UNC Health Care; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 36,993 - 52,688; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition loan forgiveness up to $25,000

Relocation assistance up to $5,000

Job summary

UNC Health Care is offering a full-time position for new graduate nurses in Raleigh, NC. This role is part of the twelve-month UNC Health Rex Nurse Residency program, aimed at supporting nurses in transitioning from academia to practice.

The program provides clinical orientation, professional growth, and a positive learning environment. Responsibilities include patient assessment, care evaluation, and participation in education programs. A BLS certification and a nursing degree are required.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards.
• Participate in identifying and meeting learning needs of self.
• Coordinate and deliver patient care utilizing the nursing process.

Education

Graduation from a school of professional nursing

Bachelor's degree or Master's degree in Nursing within seven years

Job description

Description

Late Summer/Early Fall New Graduate Nurses

General Program Overview

The twelve-month UNC Health Rex Nurse Residency program supports the transition from academia to practice for new graduate nurses. The wrap-around support from all levels of nursing is designed to assist new nurses in developing competence and confidence in the professional role. In addition to clinical orientation on the unit, the Residency program provides structured clinical and professional growth. The first component of the Residency involves engaging classroom sessions highly focused on clinical skills and issues relevant to the unit and service line of the participants. The next component is comprised of continuing education professional development sessions, as well as completion of a group evidence-based practice project. Within the 12‑month program, participants will complete milestones as defined by their unit and attend regular check‑ins with their unit leadership and educator. The New Graduate Nurse Program will offer varied start dates based on graduation and NCLEX dates.

Additional purposes and goals of the program are:

• Increase proficiency – from novice to competent nurse
• Promote evidence‑based practice at the bedside to ensure best patient outcomes
• Develop clinical leadership skills at the point of care

Why start your career at UNC Health Rex?

• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek and Plant‑Insights
• Named Best Hospital in WRAL Voters’ Choice Awards
• Top 100 Hospital for Stroke Care by Healthgrades
• Named one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women by Newsweek and Plant‑Insights
• Named one of the “World’s Best Hospitals 2023” by Newsweek

UNC Rex 4 West is a 29‑bed telemetry‑capable intermediate unit with acute care overflow. The patient population consists of general and thoracic post‑operative patients, cardiovascular patients on drips for rate control, management of acute CHF exacerbations and unstable angina. Post‑catheterization care is provided to those with TR bands and femoral approaches. Other medical diagnoses include COPD, diabetes, pneumonia, COVID and renal failure.

*This position qualifies for our UNC Rex New Grad Incentive Program which includes up to $25,000 in tuition loan forgiveness or a $10,000 2‑year Commitment Incentive (for select departments only)*. Additionally, this position is also eligible for up to $5,000 in relocation assistance (based on location).

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 – participate in identifying and meeting learning needs of self, attend education programs based on identified needs, use patient education materials relevant to patient population, assess readiness to learn of patient/family/caregivers, assess developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
2. Evaluation of Care – identify expected patient outcomes, seek guidance as needed in revision of plan of care, participate in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care, communicate relevant information to promote continuity of care.
3. Implementation – demonstrate competence in care of patients with complex problems, perform bedside point‑of‑care testing as required, utilize healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care, organize and prioritize care according to patient/family needs, consult 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, develop goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations, achieve goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiate with supervisor, be knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration, participate in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities, effectively use communication systems, promote cost‑effective care, give feedback to co‑workers, be aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment, promote a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all.
5. Patient Assessment – recognize data from complex situations to determine priorities for care, include appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs, synthesize assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others, assess and anticipate discharge needs of individual patients and families, develop relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
6. Planning – collaborate with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care, use available multidisciplinary resources in planning care, begin to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning, identify and address cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care, demonstrate ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
7. Research – read journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice, bring ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.

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 by the day of clinical care.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification.

Professional Experience Requirements

• No prior experience required.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Requirements

[No items listed]

Job Details

• Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
• Entity: UNC REX Healthcare
• Organization Unit: Rex 4 West
• Work Type: Full Time
• Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00
• Salary Range: $32.55 per hour (minimum)
• 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: No

This position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully‑owned subsidiary of UNC Health Care System. This is not a State employed position.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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.