RN New Graduate Nurse- Acute Neurosurgery & ENT

Description

New Graduate RN - Neurosurgery/ENT Acute Care Unit

UNC Medical Center - Chapel Hill, NC

Schedule: 36 hours/week | Rotating day/night/weekend shifts | Flexible self-scheduling

Benefits: Comprehensive and competitive benefits package

Are you a new graduate RN ready to launch your nursing career in a high‑acuity, team‑oriented environment? Join our Neurosurgery and ENT Acute Care Unit at UNC Medical Center
, where you'll receive extensive clinical exposure and support as you build your nursing foundation.

The Acute Neurosurgery and ENT care unit is an 18‑bed unit comprised of post‑operative surgical patients. Our Neurosurgical patients have a variety of presentations including post‑operative brain and spinal surgeries, cancer, neuro‑ and spinal‑trauma, and stroke. Our ENT patients predominately present with head and neck malignancies, including cancer and infection, and require a variety of surgical interventions involving the head, mouth, tongue, jaw, thyroid, and oropharynx.

Working on this unit will provide countless opportunities to expand and strengthen foundational clinical and critical thinking skills including, but not limited to, airway management, tracheal suctioning, drains, feeding tubes, in‑depth neurological and stroke assessment, and much more. We take pride in our dynamic, supportive and engaged team by focusing on creating an organized environment of excellence, fun, and innovation. We respect and prioritize work‑life balance and celebrate our long‑standing culture of positivity, recognition, accountability, and teamwork.

This opportunity is for a new grad nurse who is currently in their final semester of nursing school or who has graduated from nursing school within the past 12 months of the anticipated start date and has worked as an RN for less than 6 months. It is expected that applicants will have their RN license and be able to practice in North Carolina prior to the first day of employment.

* This position qualifies for our UNC Hospitals New Grad RN Incentive Program, which includes up to $15,000 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). Learn more about our UNC Hospitals RN New Grad Incentive Program here:

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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 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.…