RN New Graduate Nurse-Acute and Intermediate Cardiology
Company: UNC Health
Location: Chapel Hill
Posted on: March 19, 2026
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Job Description:
Description UNC Health is Hiring New Grad Nurses for Acute and
Intermediate Coronary Care Unit (3 Anderson) for Summer 2026: This
is a 20 bed unit that is comprised of step-down and acute care
beds. Patients on this unit includes myocardial infarction, heart
failure, and arrhythmia. Also included in our care are pre and post
cardiac catheterization and electrophysiology procedures such as
pacemaker placement, implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
placement and ablation. All nurses on the unit rotate through the
ICCU and are experienced with multiple vasoactive infusions and
invasive devices, including arterial lines and chest tubes. Shift:
Rotating (7a-7:30pm; 7p-7:30am) Hours: Full-time; 36hrs/wk Entity:
UNC Medical Center Location : Chapel Hill, NC Come join our
dedicated and supportive team focused on excellence in patient care
and outcomes. It is expected that candidates will have their North
Carolina RN license prior to their start date. Nurses who have less
than 6 months of RN experience and have graduated less than 12
months before their anticipated start date will qualify for the UNC
Medical Center New Graduate Residency program. This program is a
yearlong program supporting transition from academia to practice
for new graduate nurses. The program is layered on top of
orientation to provide mentored clinical relationships which
support development as a professional nurse. 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: 1. Education - 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. 2.
Evaluation of Care - 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. 3. Implementation - 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. 4. Leadership - 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 5. Patient Assessment - 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. 6. Planning - 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. 7. Research - Reads journals that contain studies or
articles that may be applicable to practice. Brings ideas and
questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.
Other Information Other information: Education Requirements: ?
Graduation from a school of professional nursing. ? If hired after
January 6, 2014, must be enrolled within four years of employment,
and obtain a Bachelor's degree with a major in Nursing or a
Master's degree with a major in Nursing within seven years of
employment date. Licensure/Certification Requirements: ? Licensed
to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina by
the day of clinical care. ? Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare
Provider certification Professional Experience Requirements: ? No
prior experience required. Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities
Requirements: Job Details Legal Employer: STATE Entity: UNC Medical
Center Organization Unit: Anderson 3 Work Type: Full Time Standard
Hours Per Week: 36.00 Salary Range: Begins at $32.23 per hour Pay
offers are determined by experience and internal equity Work
Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Rotating Location of Job:
US:NC:Chapel Hill Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No This is a State
position employed by UNC Health Care System with UNC Health
benefits. If, however, you are presently an employee of another
North Carolina agency and currently participate in TSERS or the
ORP, you will be eligible to continue participating in those plans
at UNC Health. Qualified applicants will be considered without
regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a
protected veteran. UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for
applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well
as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested
applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please
email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a
reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career
opportunity.
Keywords: UNC Health, Fayetteville , RN New Graduate Nurse-Acute and Intermediate Cardiology, Education / Teaching , Chapel Hill, North Carolina
