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RN Clinical Nurse II - Cardiovascular Surgery Stepdown
Job in
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, 27601, USA
Listed on 2026-10-19
Listing for:
UNC Health
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-19
Job specializations:
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Nursing
ICU Nurse, Cardiology, RN Nurse, Healthcare Nursing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Description
NOW HIRING:Clinical Nurse II – 5HV Cardiovascular Surgery Stepdown
Full-Time | Night Shift | UNC Rex Heart & Vascular Hospital
UNC Rex Heart & Vascular Hospital
Grow Your Skills. Make a Difference.
Join our high-acuity Cardiovascular Surgery Stepdown Unit, caring for patients recovering from complex cardiac, vascular, and structural heart procedures as they transition from the ICU.
What You’ll Do
- Provide compassionate care and advanced cardiovascular assessments.
- Monitor cardiac rhythms and manage therapies, including vasoactive medications and advanced oxygen support.
- Recognize changes in patient condition and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team.
- Educate patients and families throughout recovery.
- Support teamwork, quality improvement, and professional development.
Why Join 5HV?
- High-acuity cardiovascular nursing experience.
- Supportive leadership and collaborative team culture.
- Advanced monitoring technology and specialized therapies.
- Opportunities for professional growth and clinical advancement.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in acute care nursing, preferably PCU, stepdown, telemetry, ICU, or cardiovascular nursing.
- Experience caring for post-operative cardiac or vascular surgery patients.
- Strong cardiovascular assessment, critical-thinking, and communication skills.
- Current RN license and BLS certification.
Incentives Available
Based on eligibility:
- Up to $20,000 commitment incentive.
- Up to $25,000 in tuition loan forgiveness.
- Up to $10,000 in relocation assistance, depending on location.
- Employee referral program.
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.
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.
- 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 and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively uses communication systems. Participates in promoting cost-effective care. Gives feedback to co-workers. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment.
Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all.
- Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to others. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families. Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs.
- Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Begins to use full range of…
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