RN Clinical Nurse II - HV Cardiac Medicine

Clinical Nurse II – 7 HV Cardiac Medicine Unit Full-Time | UNC Health REX

Are you an experienced cardiac or acute care nurse looking to grow your expertise in a high-acuity intermediate care environment? Join the 7 HV Cardiac Medicine Intermediate Care Unit, located on the 7th floor of the Heart and Vascular Hospital.

This 24-bed intermediate care unit provides care to adult and geriatric patients with complex cardiac conditions and multiple co-morbidities. Our team thrives in a fast-paced environment where collaboration, clinical excellence, and compassionate patient care are at the center of everything we do.

The 7 HV Cardiac Medicine Unit provides intermediate-level care for patients with:

• Heart failure
• Dysrhythmias
• Myocardial infarctions
• Pre- and post-cardiac and vascular procedures
• Medical patients with significant cardiac histories and complex co-morbidities

Each patient room is equipped with GE bedside monitors and in-room computers, supporting advanced patient monitoring and real-time documentation.

Care is delivered through a collaborative interdisciplinary team model, including Clinical Nurses, APPs, physicians, pharmacists, care managers, chaplains, patient care technicians, unit secretaries, and specialized telemetry technicians in the Telemetry Command Center, providing continuous rhythm surveillance and clinical support.

As a Clinical Nurse II on the 7 HV Cardiac Medicine Unit, you will:

• Provide comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care to adult and geriatric patients with complex cardiac conditions
• Assess, monitor, and manage patient status, including cardiac rhythms, hemodynamics, and response to treatment
• Care for patients before and after cardiac and vascular procedures, as well as those admitted with medical cardiac conditions
• Safely administer medications and treatments, including cardiac drips and therapies, in accordance with policies and protocols
• Collaborate with physicians, APPs, pharmacists, and interdisciplinary team members to develop and implement individualized plans of care
• Educate patients and families on disease processes, medications, lifestyle modifications, and discharge planning
• Recognize and respond promptly to changes in patient condition, escalating care appropriately
• Accurately document patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the electronic health record
• Serve as a clinical resource and mentor to peers while contributing to unit-based education and quality initiatives

• A supportive, team-oriented culture focused on collaboration, shared governance, and mentorship
• Exposure to a wide range of complex cardiac conditions in an intermediate care setting
• Strong emphasis on evidence-based practice, patient safety, and quality improvement
• Opportunities for professional development, clinical advancement, and specialty certification
• Daily collaboration with expert cardiac clinicians in a state-of-the-art Heart and Vascular Hospital

• Up to $20,000 commitment incentive, based on eligibility
• Up to $25,000 in tuition loan forgiveness, based on eligibility
• Up to $10,000 in relocation assistance, based on location
• Employee referral program

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.

• 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…