Registered Nurse Weekend Program (RN) - Medical ICU
Charlotte, North Carolina
Posted Sep 4 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Full Time
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 0.5+ years
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
The median for nursing in North Carolina is $36/hr, across 460 postings. It covers every nursing role in the state, so it is a bearing, not a like-for-like comparison.
About this role
Where You Will Work
The Medical Intensive Care Unit-MICU is a 29-bed unit. Primary focus is on patients with respiratory distress, pneumonia, sepsis, multi-system organ failure, renal/hepatic failure, overdose, respiratory and cardiac arrest. The team utilizes ventilator support, ECMO, and Extend Time Renal Replacement (XTRRT). There is a 1:2 ratio and the MICU has an AACN Beacon Gold Designation.
We’re Looking For
Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing
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Candidates must have at least 6 months of RN experience, this position is not for new graduates.
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
ACLS Required within 6 months of hire
1 year of inpatient RN experience 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’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 also 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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Requirements
- Nursing policy compliance
- Academic medical center
- Nursing
- Inpatient experience
- RN License
- BLS Certification
- Level I trauma center
- Pulmonary critical care
Place
- City
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- Median rent
- $1,612/mo
- Local household income
- $82,068/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
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.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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