RN Clinical Nurse IV - Intensive Care/Progressive Care Unit
Job in
Clayton, Johnston County, North Carolina, 27520, USA
Listing for:
UNC REX Healthcare
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-03-02
Job specializations:
-
Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Nurse Educator, ICU Nurse
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 38.51 - 58.82 USD Hourly
USD
38.51
58.82
HOUR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: RN Clinical Nurse IV - Intensive Care / Progressive Care Unit
Description
* This position qualifies for our UNC Health Johnston Incentive Program, please ask your recruiter for more information.
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ICU/PCU
Our combined PCU and ICU is a 10‑bed unit that allows us to care for high acuity patients without having to move the patient between ICU and step down. Our rooms are large allowing us to move freely around the room while providing care to our critical patients.
We provide an excellent orientation with the assistance of our clinical education team with a focus of ACLS, PALS, Basic Arrhythmias, ICU Core training, Critical Drips and Moderate Sedation.
We believe in self‑care to and provide a respite room on the unit to decompress; you can enjoy relaxing music, tea, and a snack while coloring, reading inspirational quotes or writing on rocks and watching your worry wash away.
Patient ratios: ICU 1 RN: 2 Patients, PCU 1: 3‑4 Patients
Summary
The Clinical Nurse IV practices at the level of an expert practitioner of nursing as defined by Benner, P. (1984). From Novice to Expert. Addison‑Wesley Publishing Company. The nurse at this level demonstrates expertise in caring for patients with multiple and complex problems. In addition to demonstrating clinical leadership on the unit, the Clinical Nurse IV serves as a resource and system‑wide consultant to staff and participates in endeavors to increase nursing knowledge.
The CN IV functions as a clinical leader.
Responsibilities
Clinical Nursing Practice - Promotes an environment that values diversity, open communication, teamwork and exceptional service. Ensures that appropriate care and services are available to patients, clients and families for assigned shift. Facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration in patient/client care planning to achieve desired patient outcomes. Coordinates care with interdisciplinary team members. Demonstrates and role models clinical expertise in specified patient population and shares expertise with other staff.
Promotes and ensures the use of the nursing process to provide quality patient care. Assesses and anticipates patient and family learning needs and organizes resources to ensure that they are met. Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan.Education and Professional Development - Coordinates, designs and implements educational programs to meet identified learning needs of staff, patients and families. Promotes and ensures staff participation in continuing education, orientation, competency, in‑service and staff development offerings. Participates in development and implementation of competency initiatives. Serves as an area of specialty consultant in the design of educational programs. Participates in development of and provides clinical expertise for patient education materials.
Promotes professional growth of self and staff. Promotes a conducive environment for learning and provides educational experiences for students.HR Management - Creates and promotes an environment conducive to recruiting and retaining staff. Provides feedback to Manager/Supervisor and Director to assist in hiring, promoting, transferring and terminating staff. Assists Nurse Manager by providing assigned staff with performance feedback and opportunity to set professional goals. Models and promotes behaviors that effectively give continual feedback to staff and colleagues. Integrates best practice standards regarding retention of staff in all aspects of practice.Operational and Fiscal Management - Establishes and promotes standards of excellence for areas of responsibility and ensures consistent implementation by staff. Provides input about trends related to program development, space needs and fiscal realities. Ensures appropriate and adequate clinical staffing and skill mix to meet patient care needs on own shift and upcoming shift. Effectively uses clinical and financial information to assist Nurse Manager to establish and meet budgetary goals.
Collaborates with Nurse Manager to implement strategies to increase revenue…
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