RN-MedSurg/Tele

Job Title: RN – MedSurg/Tele
Location: Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Postal Code: 27514
State: North Carolina
City: Chapel Hill

Contract Start Date: 10/13/2025
Hours: 36 hours/week | 12 hours/day | 3 days/week
Schedule Notes: Trauma Level 1 experience required
Interview Type: Auto Offer

• 31-bed medicine floor providing acute care for patients with pulmonary and infectious diseases

• Equipped with dual channel telemetry and continuous pulse oximetry

• Patient population includes HIV-positive patients and adults with cystic fibrosis

• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4–5

Provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Clinical Nurse coordinates and delivers patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.

• Education:

  • Identify and meet personal learning needs

  • Attend education programs as required

  • Use patient education materials relevant to patient population

  • Assess readiness and developmental level of patients/families/caregivers

• Patient Assessment:

  • Recognize data from complex situations to set priorities

  • Include physical, psychosocial, education, and safety needs in assessments

  • Anticipate discharge needs; build supportive relationships with families

• Planning:

  • Collaborate with patient/family to prepare/update plan of care

  • Use multidisciplinary resources for planning care

  • Address cultural and ethnic issues in care planning

  • Prioritize tasks for complex cases

• Implementation:

  • Deliver care for patients with complex problems (physical, psychosocial, educational, safety)

  • Perform bedside point-of-care testing

  • Follow organizational standards, policies, and procedures

  • Organize/prioritize care; consult appropriate resources for complex cases

• Evaluation of Care:

  • Identify expected patient outcomes

  • Seek guidance to revise plans as needed

  • Participate in interdisciplinary team discussions

  • Communicate relevant information for continuity of care

• Leadership & Professional Growth:

  • Develop goals for professional growth

  • Participate in unit goals and performance improvement activities

  • Promote cost-effective care and safe hospital environment

  • Provide feedback to coworkers and maintain regulatory awareness

• Research:

  • Review professional journals/articles for evidence-based practice

  • Share applicable findings with staff

• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience

Preferred Skills: N/A

• Required: Nursing Diploma OR ADN/ASN from accredited school of Nursing

• Preferred: BSN or MSN from accredited school of Nursing

• Required:

  • Active RN license (North Carolina)

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (AHA or ARC)

• Preferred: N/A