RN Clinical Nurse II - 4 HV Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CICU)

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. Clinical Nurse II – Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU) Are you a passionate critical care nurse looking to make a real impact in advanced cardiac care? Join our high-acuity, fast-paced 20-bed Cardiac Intensive Care Unit where teamwork, innovation, and exceptional patient care are at the heart of everything we do. Why you'll love our CICU At the heart of our unit is a strong, supportive team culture where nurses are empowered, respected, and encouraged to grow professionally every day. Our CICU specializes in caring for patients with STEMI & Acute Coronary Syndromes Advanced Heart Failure Cardiomyopathy Cardiogenic Shock Post-Cardiac Arrest Care You’ll work alongside an exceptional interdisciplinary team including physicians, APPs, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, and experienced critical care nurses dedicated to delivering world-class cardiac care. Care is delivered through a collaborative interdisciplinary team model that includes Clinical Nurses, physicians, Advanced Practice Providers, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, care managers, chaplains, patient care technicians, and telemetry support staff dedicated to providing exceptional cardiovascular critical care. What you’ll do Deliver comprehensive, patient-centered critical care Monitor and manage complex hemodynamic therapies Respond confidently in rapidly changing clinical situations Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams Educate and support patients and families Participate in quality improvement and professional development initiatives Mentor and support fellow team members What makes our team special? Positive & collaborative team culture Supportive leadership that invests in you Strong interdisciplinary partnerships Opportunities for growth and advancement Clinically advanced, high-acuity patient population A culture rooted in teamwork, respect, and excellence Ideal candidates have Current RN License BLS & ACLS Certification At least 1 year of acute care nursing experience Preferred CICU / ICU / Critical Care experience Experience with IABP, Impella, CRRT, & TTM Passion for cardiovascular critical care Strong teamwork and communication skills Desire to continuously learn and grow Why join us? Advanced cardiac critical care environment Growth & advancement opportunities Supportive leadership and engaged teammates Strong interdisciplinary collaboration Meaningful work that truly impacts lives 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. 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. Additional Qualifications Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements: (none specified) Equal Opportunity Statement 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 View email address on click.appcast.io if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity. #J-18808-Ljbffr UNC REX Healthcare