RN Clinical Nurse IV - Neonatal Intensive Care

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Description

nThis position qualifies for our Incentive Program, which includes a choice of a $10,000 or $15,000 Commitment Incentive or a Tuition Loan Forgiveness incentive up to $25,000 . A recruiter may discuss our commitment incentives in further detail with you.

nJob Title:Clinical Nurse IV / NICU Team Leader (RN)

nLocation:UNC Rex Health - Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

nStatus:Full-Time (Night Shift)

n✨ Why Join UNC Rex NICU?

nAtUNC Rex Health, our Level IV NICU provides specialized, family-centered care to critically ill and medically fragile newborns. With a 21-bed unit caring for approximately 450-500 infants annually, we combine advanced technology with expert multidisciplinary teams to deliver the highest-quality neonatal care.

nAs aClinical Nurse IV / Team Leader, you will take on a hybrid leadership role, blending expert bedside care with administrative and unit leadership responsibilities. This position is ideal for NICU nurses who want to grow in leadership while continuing to provide direct patient care.

n** Role Overview**

nnnTime Allocation:~70% Clinical / ~30% Administrative

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nnServe as both an advanced bedside clinician and a unit leader

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nnInfluence nursing practice, team culture, and outcomes for newborns and families

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n n** Clinical Responsibilities (~70%)**

nnnProvide high-quality, evidence-based care to critically ill neonates

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nnServe as Charge Nurse, coordinating daily operations, patient flow, and staffing needs

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nnPrecept, mentor, and support skill development and competency of new nurses

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nnAct as a clinical resource at the bedside, promoting critical thinking and best practices

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nnCollaborate with neonatologists, respiratory therapists, lactation consultants, and other interdisciplinary partners

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nnFacilitate rapid decision-making based on patient acuity and family-centered care needs

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n n** Administrative Responsibilities (~30%)**

nnnParticipate in shared governance councils and hospital/unit committees

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nnLead or support quality improvement (QI) and performance improvement initiatives

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nnAssist with unit-based education, competency validation, and ongoing staff training

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nnConduct staff check-ins, coaching, mentorship, and support professional development

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nnPerform patient-family experience rounding to promote service excellence

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nnPartner with leadership on staffing, retention, and team culture-building efforts

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n n** Who We're Looking For**

nWe are seeking a NICU nurse who demonstrates:

nnnStrong clinical judgment and critical thinking skills

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nnCompassionate, family-centered care philosophy

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nnEffective communication and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams

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nnCommitment to mentorship, professional development, and evidence-based practice

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n nPreferred Qualifications:

nnn2-5 years of NICU experience (Level III or Level IV preferred)

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nnPrevious leadership experience (charge nurse, preceptor, or committee involvement)

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nnDedication to continuous improvement and fostering a positive team culture

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nnProfessional certification relevant to the practice area and on the ANCC Magnet approved list is required

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n n** What You'll Love About Working Here**

nnnBlend advanced clinical practice with leadership and mentorship opportunities

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nnInfluence unit culture, patient outcomes, and professional nursing practice

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nnWork in a highly specialized, high-acuity Level IV NICU

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nnCollaborate with a multidisciplinary team dedicated to excellence in neonatal care

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nnMake a meaningful impact on the lives of critically ill newborns and their families

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n nThis role offers the perfect opportunity to continue providing expert bedside care while shaping the growth and development of your NICU team.

nMake a life-changing impact on the tiniest patients and their families.

nApply today to join the UNC REX Level IV NICU Team!

nBecome part of an inclusive organization with over 40,000 teammates, whose mission is to improve the health and well-being of the unique communities we serve.

nSummary:

nServes as nursing Team Leader. Provides education, training, and oversight to assigned nursing staff.

nResponsibilities:

nnnEDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT - Coordinates, designs and implements educational programs to meet identified learning needs of staff, patients and families. Promotes and ensures staff participation in continuing education, orientation, competency, in-service and staff development offerings. Participates in development and implementation of competency initiatives. Serves as an area of specialty consultant in the design of educational programs. Participates in development of and provides clinical expertise for patient education materials. Promotes professional growth of self and staff. Promotes a conducive environment for learning and provides educational experiences for students.

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nnEVALUATION - Evaluates patient progress and revises plan accordingly. Maintains accountability for carrying out components of the plan. Works with manager to ensure care on unit is accordance with policies and procedures.

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nnIMPLEMENTATION - Promotes an environment that values diversity, open communication, teamwork and exceptional service. Ensures that appropriate care and services are available to patients, clients and families for assigned shift. Facilitates interdisciplinary collaboration in patient/client care planning to achieve desired patient outcomes. Coordinates care with interdisciplinary team members. Demonstrates and role models clinical expertise in specified patient population and shares expertise with other staff. Promotes and ensures the use of the nursing process to provide quality patient care. Assesses and anticipates patient and family learning needs and organizes resources to ensure that they are met. Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan.

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nnLEADERSHIP - Creates and promotes an environment conducive to recruiting and retaining staff. Provides feedback to Manager/Supervisor and Director to assist in hiring, promoting, transferring and terminating staff. Assists Nurse Manager by providing assigned staff with performance feedback and opportunity to set professional goals. Models and promotes behaviors that effectively give continual feedback to staff and colleagues. Integrates best practice standards regarding retention of staff in all aspects of practice.

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nnASSESSMENT - Synthesizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial and educational needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication with others. Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families. Develops relationships with families that promote their ability to advocate for the patient and their own needs. Works with manager to demonstrate specialization needs to serve the patient population.

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nnPLANNING - Establishes and promotes standards of excellence for areas of responsibility and ensures consistent implementation by staff. Provides input about trends related to program development, space needs and fiscal realities. Ensures appropriate and adequate clinical staffing and skill mix to meet patient care needs on own shift and upcoming shift. Effectively uses clinical and financial information to assist Nurse Manager to establish and meet budgetary goals. Collaborates with Nurse Manager to implement strategies to increase revenue and cost-effectively manage personnel, supply and equipment resources. Evaluates the impact of strategic fiscal changes on quality outcomes. Assists Nurse Manager to ensure that internal and external regulatory standards are met or exceeded.

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nnRESEARCH AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT - Collaborates with Nurse Manager to evaluate research that is applicable to practice and promotes changes in standards of care as appropriate. Guides research development and implementation. Utilizes resources in asking research questions and applying appropriate research methods. Shares knowledge with colleagues through publication, presentations or other means. Develops, implements and evaluates new and creative approaches to meeting goals. Leads, participates and promotes performance improvement initiatives that focus on identified patient safety or quality of care opportunities.

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n nOther Information

nOther information:

nEducation Requirements:

n● Graduate of Accredited Nursing Program. Bachelor's degree (BSN) required.

nLicensure/Certification Requirements:

n● Must have NC RN Licensure and BCLS. Professional certification relevant to the practice area and on the ANCC Magnet approved list within the probationary period of employment.

nProfessional Experience Requirements:

n● Minimum of one year experience working as a licensed RN.

nKnowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

n● Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret clinical information and technical procedures. Ability to document clinical information. Ability to effectively communicate information and respond to questions from patients, physicians, family members, and other Rex staff. Mathematical Skills: Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Reasoning Ability: Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions.

nJob Details

nLegal Employer: NCHEALTH

nEntity: UNC REX Healthcare

nOrganization Unit: Rex NICU

nWork Type: Full Time

nStandard Hours Per Week: 40.00

nSalary Range: $38.13 - $58.24 per hour (Hiring Range)

nPay offers are determined by experience and internal equity

nWork Assignment Type: Onsite

nWork Schedule: Night Job

nLocation of Job: US:NC:Raleigh

nExempt From Overtime: Exempt: No

nThis position is employed by NC Health (Rex Healthcare, Inc., d/b/a NC Health), a private, fully-owned subsidiary of UNC Heath Care System. This is not a State employed position.

nQualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran or political affiliation.

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nQualified applicants will be considered without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Worksite address

raleigh, NC, 27601, US

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