RN New Graduate Nurse - West General Surgery
Listed on 2026-09-25
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Nursing
Healthcare Nursing, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Description
Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.
General Program Overview: The twelve-month UNC Health Rex Nurse Residency program supports the transition from academia to practice for new graduate nurses. The wrap-around support from all levels of nursing is designed to assist new nurses in developing competence and confidence in the professional role. In addition to clinical orientation on the unit, the Residency program provides structured clinical and professional growth.
The first component of the Residency involves engaging classroom sessions highly focused on clinical skills and issues relevant to the unit and service line of the participants. The next component is comprised of continuing education professional development sessions, as well as completion of a group evidence-based practice project. Within the 12-month program, participants will complete milestones as defined by their unit and attend regular check-ins with their unit leadership and educator.
The New Graduate Nurse Program will offer varied start dates based on graduation and NCLEX dates.
Additional purposes and goals of the program are:
- Increase proficiency - from novice to competent nurse
- Promote evidence-based practice at the bedside to ensure best patient outcomes
- Develop clinical leadership skills at the point of care
Why start your career at UNC Health Rex?
- Named one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights
- Named Best Hospital in WRAL Voters' Choice Awards
- Top 100 Hospital for Stroke Care by Health grades
- Named one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights
- Named one of the 'World's Best Hospitals 2023' by Newsweek
* This position qualifies for our UNC Rex New Grad Incentive Program which includes up to $25,000 in tuition loan forgivenessor a $10,000 2-year Commitment Incentive (for select departments only)
Additionally, this position is also eligible for up to $5,000 in relocation assistance (based on location). *
UNC Rex 7 West is a 30 bed general surgery/urology unit and the most newly renovated unit in the Patient Tower. Many nurses on 7 West are CMSRN certified and are experienced nurses with UNC REX tenure. The leadership team meets at regular intervals with new staff to ensure their professional satisfaction and to encourage professional growth in our Clinical Ladder.
New Surgeons are performing innovative procedures, which is exciting for RNs looking to enhance their skills and gain more experience. The team works with patients to educate and progress post-surgery using the Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Pathway. 7 West nurses work closely with the wound ostomy care team therefore RNs on our unit learn wound care from the experts.
Summary:
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.
Responsibilities:
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieves goals…
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