RN Residency, Admission Discharge Transition Unit, Nights

Job Details

• Status:
  Full time
• Benefits Eligible:
  Yes
• Hours Per Week: 35.1
• Schedule Details / Additional Information:
  Nights

Registered Nurse – Transitional Care Unit (RN) is a full‑time, night shift (7pm‑7am) position located at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center. The RN provides compassionate, high‑quality care to patients during urgent medical situations, utilizing critical thinking, communication, and nursing expertise.

• Shift: Full time, nights 7pm – 7am
• Location:
  
  Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
• Pay Range: $34.90 – $52.35 per hour

• Wellness
  
  Incentives:
  
  up to $1,500 through LiveWELL program
• Education Reimbursement: up to $2,500 per year toward bachelor’s and up to $5,000 per year toward graduate degree
• Parental Benefits: six weeks paid maternity leave and four weeks paid parental leave
• Retirement: up to 7% employer‑paid retirement contributions

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing; BSN preferred
• Registered Nurse licensure in North Carolina
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) required
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) required within 1 year of hire

Patient/Family Centered Care: Deliver compassionate care using the nursing process to assess, diagnose, and coordinate care for patients and family members.

Safe, Therapeutic, and Healing Environment: Create a secure environment safeguarding privacy, ensuring responsive, respectful, accepting, and professional behavior.

Effective Communication: Foster collaboration, share information, and actively participate in professional practice model and shared governance initiatives.

Professional Growth and Accountability: Participate in peer review, professional development, and adherence to care standards; exhibit effective team skills and autonomous practice.

Patient Advocacy: Advocate for patients’ needs and preferences throughout the continuum of care, including the community.

Care Management and Clinical Prioritization: Coordinate the effective delivery of patient care services, identifying clinical priorities and initiating action to continuously improve outcomes.

Promotion of Healthy Work Environment: Contribute to shared governance, promote a healthy and supportive work environment, and take personal responsibility for professional growth.

As an RN in the Transitional Care Unit, you will assess, diagnose, and coordinate care to ensure optimal outcomes for patients during their time of need.