RN New Graduate Nurse - Progressive Care Unit

Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc; Smithfield (NC); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

UNC Health Johnston PCU in Smithfield, NC, is seeking a registered nurse for a full-time night-shift position in the Progressive Care Unit. The role includes delivering competent patient care in an intermediate care setting with continuous cardiac monitoring and a 4:1 nurse-patient ratio.

This is a UNC Health-affiliated position with education and licensure requirements. Start dates for Summer New Grads 2027 are June to August 2027, with varied starts based on graduation and NCLEX dates.

Qualifications

• Graduation from school of professional nursing.
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina by the time of patient care.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.

Responsibilities

• Education: identify learning needs, attend education programs, assess readiness to learn.
• Evaluation of Care: determine expected outcomes, discuss with interdisciplinary team, promote continuity of care.
• Implementation: manage care for complex patients, perform bedside testing, follow policies and procedures.
• Leadership: help set goals, collaborate across departments, promote cost-effective care and safety.
• Patient Assessment: prioritize care based on data, plan for discharge, engage families.
• Planning: work with patient/family to update care plan, coordinate resources.
• Research: read journals and bring ideas for evaluation.

Skills

Nursing skills

Patient assessment

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Leadership

Communication

Education

Graduation from school of professional nursing

Job description

Description

*This position qualifies for our UNC Health Incentive Program, ask your recruiter for more information.

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.

***Summer New Grads 2027***

Start date: June 2027 - August 2027, will offer varied start dates based on graduation and NCLEX dates.

Progressive Care Unit (PCU) Department:

UNC Health Johnston PCU Department includes 19 intermediate level of care beds. Our team provides high-quality care to a variety of patients including but not limited to antiarrhythmic and vasoactive drips, continuous Bi-PAP, and many other treatment modalities. Patients admitted to the Progressive Care Unit are on a continuous cardiac monitor. Ratios for intermediate level of care are 4 patients to 1 nurse. UNC Johnston is a Stroke, Chest Pain and STEMI accredited facility. Our PCU team consists of Registered Nurses, Monitor Techs and Patient Care Assistants that are committed to provide excellent, compassionate, and innovative care for our growing community.

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 school of professional nursing.

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/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Johnston Health

Organization Unit: Progressive Care Unit

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range:$32.55 - $41.77 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:Smithfield

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.