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Registered Nurse Float - Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital - Med/Surg Float Pool

Atrium Health

Charlotte, NC

RN

Posted Jul 30 · Not open to new grads

Shift
12-hour nights
Hours a week
24
Unit
Med-Surg

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
12-hour nights · 2 a week · 24 hours
Weekends
Weekends required
Term
Per Diem
On the floor
Floating required · On call
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
More role details
Experience
1+ years

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

About this role

Department

34127 Carolinas Medical Center - LCH: Nursing: Surgical Pool

Status

Part time

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Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hours Per Week

24

Pay Range

$38.20 - $57.30

Additonal $6/hr float pool differential once off orientation period.

Where You Will Work

The Pediatric Med/Surg Float Team provides supplemental staffing across Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, NC and occasionally Atrium Health Cabarrus Levine Children's Jeff Gordon Children's Center in Concord, NC. RN's primarily support the general pediatric medical surgical units, but have the ability to cross-train in specialty areas within Levine Children's Hospital i.e., Children's ED, CVICU, PICU, Neonatal, Progressive, and obtain Chemo certification.

Opportunities for cross-training into specialty area are available based on department needs, individual performance, and seniority. Cross-training is typically considered after at least one year of experience in the role with a primary focus on medical-surgical nursing.

Expectations We’re Looking For

Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing

Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association

PALS certification is required within 6 months of hire.

At least one year of pediatric in-patient RN experience is preferred.

What You’ll Do

  • As a skilled and compassionate RN, you will play a pivotal role in providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
  • Using evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, compassion, and skills communication while leading efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.

About This Location

Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital (LCH) has taken the community to another level of service to provide care for the growing population of children in our region. At 247 beds, LCH is the largest children’s hospital between Atlanta and Washington DC. It serves high acuity patients as the flagship children’s hospital within the innovative Atrium Health and offers a full complement of over 125 pediatric subspecialists in over 30 different pediatric specialties.

We have 4 pediatric hospitalist teams, a newly expanded 24 bed PICU and 20 bed Cardiac ICU, an 85-bed Level IV NICU, and an inpatient pediatric rehabilitation floor. Levine Children’s Hospital is also Charlotte’s only Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center. LCH has been named a Best Children’s Hospital by U. S. News & World Report for 18 consecutive years and is nationally ranked in 7 pediatric specialties.

Additionally, Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center and Atrium Health Levine Children’s Hospital have earned Magnet re-designation from The American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. Magnet designated health care organizations showcase excellence in nursing practice and patient outcomes.

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Our Commitment to You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

Incentive pay for select positions

Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

Paid Time Off programs

Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise.

It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

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Application details and notices

Schedule Details/Additional Information

2 12-hour shifts per week; 7p – 7a

Weekend and Holiday rotation requirements

1-year pediatric experience preferred

Float pay differential offered after completion of orientation for all regular worked hours

Sourced from a public job board.

Cross-training is typically considered after at least one year of experience in the role with a primary focus on medical-surgical nursing. Expectations We’re Looking For: Completion of an accred· from this posting

Requirements

  • RN
  • Direct patient care
  • Nursing
  • 12 hour shift
  • Inpatient experience
  • Surgery
  • Paid parental leave
  • Magnet hospital
  • Float pool

Place

City
Charlotte, NC
Median rent
$1,612/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$82,068/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
3% below the national average

Charlotte area index 97.3, where 100 is the national average.

Charlotte blends Southern charm with big-city energy, anchored by a bustling Uptown core and leafy enclaves like Plaza Midwood. Home to major healthcare systems including Atrium Health, it offers growing opportunities for nurses in a metro that keeps expanding without losing its laid-back Carolina character.

Map showing the location of Charlotte, NC
Approximate location in Charlotte, NC. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

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