RN Clinical Nurse II - Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care; CSICU
Job in
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, 27601, USA
Listing for:
UNC Health Careers
Full Time
position
Listed on 2026-11-15
Job specializations:
-
Nursing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Description
NOW HIRING:
Clinical Nurse II – Cardiovascular Surgical Intensive Care Unit (CSICU)
Full-Time | Rotating Days/Nights (3-Week Blocks) | UNC Rex Heart & Vascular Hospital
Join our 10-bed CSICU team, providing specialized care to critically ill patients recovering from complex cardiovascular surgeries.
What You’ll Do
- Provide evidence-based care to high-acuity cardiovascular patients.
- Recognize and respond to changes in patient conditions.
- Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.
- Educate patients and families while supporting teamwork and continuous improvement.
Why Join Our Team?
- Supportive leadership and collaborative culture.
- Exposure to advanced cardiovascular critical care technologies.
- Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement.
- Meaningful work caring for complex surgical patients.
Qualifications
- Current RN license and BLS certification.
- ACLS certification or willingness to obtain per unit requirements.
- At least one year of nursing experience.
- ICU, CVICU, or surgical critical care experience.
- Familiarity with ECMO, ventilator management, and advanced hemodynamic monitoring.
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.
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 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 communication as a means to convey planning. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
- Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice. Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for…
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