RN Clinical Nurse II - 5HV Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care (CSICU)

Description

*This position qualifies for our UNC Rex Incentive Program, which includes up to $20,000 commitment incentive or up to $25,000 tuition loan forgiveness. In addition, this position is also eligible for up to $10,000 in relocation assistance (based on location) and our employee referral program.

Are you a passionate critical care nurse looking to advance your career in a highly specialized cardiovascular environment? Join our expert team in the Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CSICU), a 10-bed intensive care unit located within the Heart & Vascular Hospital. Here, you'll provide life-saving care to some of the most complex surgical and critically ill patients while working alongside a collaborative team dedicated to clinical excellence.

Our CSICU offers a supportive, team-centered culture where nurses are empowered to develop advanced critical care skills while making a meaningful impact on patient outcomes every day.

Our unit specializes in caring for patients requiring:

Postoperative Cardiothoracic Surgery Recovery

Complex Vascular Surgery Recovery

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

Advanced Hemodynamic Monitoring

Mechanical Circulatory Support

Intensive Care Interventions for Critically Ill Patients

High-Acuity Cardiovascular Critical Care

You'll care for a diverse patient population ranging from young adults to geriatric patients, providing comprehensive critical care during some of their most vulnerable moments.

Care is delivered through a collaborative interdisciplinary team model that includes Clinical Nurses, physicians, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), pharmacists, respiratory therapists, perfusionists, care managers, chaplains, patient care technicians, and other specialized cardiovascular care team members committed to delivering exceptional patient outcomes.

Deliver comprehensive, evidence-based critical care to postoperative cardiovascular surgery patients

Monitor and manage patients requiring advanced cardiovascular support therapies

Provide care for ECMO and other specialized critical care interventions

Assess, recognize, and respond rapidly to changing patient conditions

Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes

Educate and support patients and families throughout the recovery process

Participate in quality improvement initiatives and evidence-based practice projects

Mentor and support fellow nurses while fostering a positive team environment

Specialized cardiovascular critical care environment

Supportive leadership committed to your success

Strong teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration

Opportunities to gain experience with advanced critical care technologies

Professional growth and career advancement opportunities

A culture built on compassion, excellence, innovation, and respect

Current RN License

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification (or willingness to obtain per unit requirements)

At least 1 year of nursing experience

ICU, Surgical ICU, CVICU, or Critical Care experience

Experience caring for postoperative cardiovascular surgery patients

Exposure to ECMO, ventilator management, and advanced hemodynamic monitoring

Strong critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills

Excellent teamwork and communication abilities

Passion for cardiovascular critical care and continuous learning

Specialized cardiovascular surgical critical care experience

Opportunity to care for highly complex postoperative patients

Professional development and advancement opportunities

Collaborative interdisciplinary care environment

Exposure to advanced critical care technologies and therapies

Meaningful work that changes lives every day

If you thrive in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment and are passionate about providing exceptional cardiovascular critical care, we'd love to meet you!

Apply today and become part of a team delivering extraordinary care to our most complex cardiovascular patients.

Become part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

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:
* 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. Ideally 2+ years of ICU experience.
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: UNC REX Healthcare

Organization Unit: Rex CSICU 5HV

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00

Salary Range:$33.88 - $47.91 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 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 applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.