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Registered Nurse (RN): Neurosurgical ICU

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Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina

You'll work in a 29-bed neurosurgical ICU with all private rooms, caring for adolescent, adult and geriatric patients.

Posted Sep 29

Shift and hours
Nights, 1900-1730 Full time, 36 hours per week nightshift: 1900-173036 hours a week
Unit and setting
Neurosurgery ICU 9L at Carolinas Medical Center · Hospital provides comprehensive patient care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patientsAdolescent, adult and geriatric neurosurgical patients
License
RN license Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practicesRN license from the state where you practice
Term
Permanent

Do you qualify?

License
RN license from the state where you practice Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices
Certification
BLS for Healthcare Providers from the American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association
Education
Completed accredited or approved nursing program Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
Experience
At least 6 months of RN experience Candidates must have at least 6 months of RN experience, this position is not for new grads
Also asks
Not open to new grads this position is not for new grads

What it pays

Against similar roles
Top of Charlotte staff RN payCharlotte staff RN postings that state pay run $36/hr to $41/hr, the middle half $37/hr to $38/hr, across 123 postings.
Pay differential
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Tuition assistance
Offered
Extra pay
Shift and on-call premium pay
Bonus
Incentive pay for select positions Incentive pay for select positions
Eligibility
Benefits eligible Benefits Eligible:
Pay reviews
Pay within the range set by qualifications, skills, experience and training Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Pay reviews
Annual increases possible based on performance Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits

  • BenefitsPaid Time Off programsPaid Time Off programs
  • BenefitsMedical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disabilityHealth and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • BenefitsFlexible Spending Accounts for health care and dependent careFlexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
  • BenefitsAdoption assistance and paid parental leaveFamily benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
  • BenefitsRetirement plans with employer match and financial wellness programsDefined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
  • BenefitsEducational Assistance ProgramEducational Assistance Program
More benefits (10)
  • Paid Time Off
  • medical
  • dental
  • vision
  • life
  • Short- and Long-Term Disability
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • adoption assistance
  • paid parental leave
  • retirement plans with employer match

The role and schedule

Union
Non-union
Day to day
Monitoring and manipulating external ventricular devices, subdural drains and IRRAS monitoring and manipulating external ventricular devices, subdural drains, and IRRAS
Unit size
29-bed unit with all private rooms NSICU is a 29-bed unit with all private rooms
Weekends
Rotating weekends Rotating weekends, Rotating Holidays
On call
On-call rotation
Holidays
Rotating holidays
Details
Three negative pressure rooms three negative pressure rooms
Details
AACN Beacon of Excellence Silver designation have an AACN Beacon of Excellence Silver Designation
Details
Magnet-designated hospital is Magnet-designated

Support on this unit

Nurse to patient
1:2 We have a 1:2 ratio and have an AACN Beacon of Excellence Silver Designation.</p> <p><b><br> We’re Looking For:</b></p> <br> <stated in this posting

The workplace

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Atrium Health
Hospital
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
Address
1000 Blythe Blvd., Charlotte, NC, 28203

About Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center

Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through differentials?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are floating and staffing support handled day to day?
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On your path

ICU / Critical Care is a specialty you move into. The classic route: base year, then transfer in.

Original listing

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Department

34538 Carolinas Medical Center - Nursing: Neurosurgery ICU 9L

Status

Full time

Benefits Eligible

Yes

Hou rs Per Week

36

Schedule Details/Additional Information

Full time, 36 hours per week nightshift: 1900-1730

Rotating weekends, Rotating Holidays

Pay Range

$38.20 - $57.30

Registered Nurse (RN) – Neurosurgery ICU

Where You Will Work

The Neurosurgical ICU provides comprehensive patient care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. NSICU is a 29-bed unit with all private rooms, three negative pressure rooms and two fully equipped nursing stations with central monitoring available on either side. Common diagnoses for these patients include but are not limited to subarachnoid hemorrhage, subdural hematoma, epidural hematoma, spinal cord injuries, Code Stroke, head trauma, intracranial hemorrhages, brain tumors, continuous EEG and carotid endarterectomies.

The nurses specialize in utilizing the NIHSS, monitoring and manipulating external ventricular devices, subdural drains, and IRRAS. We have a 1:2 ratio and have an AACN Beacon of Excellence Silver Designation.

We’re Looking For

  • Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
  • Candidates must have at least 6 months of RN experience, this position is not for new grads
  • 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

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’s Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) is the flagship hospital of Atrium Health, which is distinguished throughout the Southeastern United States for its excellent patient care and medical expertise. CMC serves as the region’s only Level 1 Trauma center, is Magnet-designated, and an approved transplant center for heart, kidney, pancreas and liver. We also serve as one of North Carolina’s five Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospitals, providing residency training for more than 200 physicians in 15 specialties and serve as a satellite for the medical school at UNC-Chapel Hill.

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This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive list of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

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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.

Nuerosurgical ICU- 9L

What's around it?

Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center · Charlotte, NC

Charlotte, NCFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% below the US average

Median rent
$1,612/mo
Household income
$82,068/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

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