RN New Graduate Nurse - West - General Medicine

Description Fall/Winter New Graduate Nurses

Next program start date:
August 2025 – March 2026. The New Graduate Nurse Program offers varied start dates based on graduation and NCLEX dates.

The twelve‑month UNC Health Rex Nurse Residency program supports the transition from academia to practice for new graduate nurses. The wrap‑around support from all levels of nursing is designed to assist new nurses in developing competence and confidence in the professional role.

In addition to clinical orientation on the unit, the Residency program provides structured clinical and professional growth. The first component involves engaging classroom sessions highly focused on clinical skills and issues relevant to the unit and service line of the participants. The next component comprises continuing education professional development sessions, as well as completion of a group evidence‑based practice project. Participants will complete milestones as defined by their unit and attend regular check‑ins with their unit leadership and educator.

• Increase proficiency ‑ from novice to competent nurse
• Promote evidence‑based practice at the bedside to ensure best patient outcomes
• Develop clinical leadership skills at the point of care

• Named one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity by Newsweek and Plant‑A Insights
• Named Best Hospital in WRAL Voters' Choice Awards
• Top 100 Hospital for Stroke Care by Health grades
• Named one of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women by Newsweek and Plant‑A Insights
• Named one of the 'World's Best Hospitals 2023' by Newsweek

New Graduate Nurse:
Graduation from school of professional nursing. 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.

What is defined as a new graduate nurse? Nursing student in their final semester of nursing program;
Nursing graduate within 12 months of graduation; RN who has worked less than 6 months as a registered nurse.

* This position qualifies for our UNC Rex Incentive Program, up to $25,000 tuition loan forgiveness or $10,000 Commitment Incentive (for select departments only). In addition, this position is also eligible for up to $5,000 in relocation assistance (based on location) and our employee referral program. Learn more about our UNC Rex Incentive Program here: jobs.unchealthcare.org/pages/rex-new-grad-rn-incentive-program

3 West is a 31‑bed general medicine unit. Every patient has at least one acute or chronic diagnosis, making medicine a diverse service line. Common conditions include acute infection with altered mental status, electrolyte imbalance with chronic renal failure, diabetes with a non‑healing wound, and GI bleeding on anticoagulants with a controlled cardiac arrhythmia. We work closely with the Hospitalist provider team to help our patients and their families establish the baseline skills and resources needed to reach the highest possible functional health.

Highlights:
We are expert acute‑care nurses with assessment, advocacy, and prioritization skills. Informal "nurse consults" are a unit culture phenomenon in which a no‑judgement patient condition discussion helps the team decide the best next steps. There is no better place to gain experience in disease management and how to identify its complications and progressions. The 3 West team is supported by an exceptionally engaged unit leadership team.

We offer online self‑scheduling, exceptional night and weekend shift differentials, and co‑worker input on unit‑based matters.

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.