RN New Graduate Nurse - 8 HV Cardiac Procedural
 UNC Health Care | |
$32.55(Minimum)
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relocation assistance
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 United States, North Carolina, Raleigh | |
| 2800 Blue Ridge Road (Show on map) | |
 Sep 22, 2026 | |
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Description New Graduate Nurse - Cardiac Procedural Intermediate Care Unit (8HV)UNC Health Rex |Cardiac Procedural Intermediate Care Unit (8HV) Launch your nursing career in a specialized cardiovascular progressive care environment at UNC Health Rex. This position is open to new graduate nurses and RNs with less than 12 months of experience. The12-month UNC Health Rex Nurse Residency Programprovides specialty-specific orientation, mentorship, professional development, continuing education, and evidence-based practice to support your transition to professional nursing practice. Start dates are based on graduation and NCLEX completion dates. About 8HVThe24-bed Cardiac Procedural Intermediate Care Unitprovides care for adult and geriatric patients with complex cardiovascular conditions and medical co-morbidities. Patients include those recovering fromcardiac and vascular interventions, as well as those with myocardial infarction, heart failure, dysrhythmias, and other complex cardiac conditions. Unit Highlights
Nurses work alongside cardiologists, cardiovascular surgeons, advanced practice providers, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, rehabilitation specialists, telemetry technicians, and nursing leadership. This supportive environment helps new nurses developcardiovascular assessment, critical-thinking, clinical decision-making, and patient-care skills. Why UNC Health Rex?Join more than40,000 teammatescommitted to improving the health and well-being of the communities we serve. Recognition includes:
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New graduate eligibility:Final-semester nursing students, graduates within 12 months, or RNs with less than 6 months of RN experience. Start your nursing career on 8HV and build the skills and confidence needed to thrive in cardiovascular nursing. Begin your nursing career in a collaborative cardiovascular specialty unit where you will be supported, challenged, and empowered to grow into a confident and skilled professional nurse. 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: Job Details Legal Employer: NCHEALTH Entity: UNC REX Healthcare Organization Unit: Rex 8 HV/Med Cardiology Work Type: Full Time Standard Hours Per Week: 36.00 Salary Range:$32.55(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: 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. | |