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Join Our Team at UNC Health REX - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
At UNC Health REX, we are dedicated to providing exceptional, family-centered care to our most vulnerable patients. The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)at UNC REX is a 21-bed, Level IV unit delivering the highest level of care to critically ill and medically fragile newborns.
As a Clinical Nurse IIin our NICU, you will play a vital role in caring for infants facing complex medical conditions, extreme prematurity, congenital anomalies, and challenging neonatal transitions-making a meaningful difference for patients and their families every day.
🌟 About the Unit
The UNC REX NICU cares for approximately450-500 infants annually and is equipped to manage the most complex neonatal cases. Our unit is led by board-certified neonatologists and supported by a highly skilled interdisciplinary team that includes experienced NICU nurses, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, and other specialized clinicians.
Family-centered care is at the heart of everything we do. We partner closely with a dedicated Family Advisory Council, composed of former NICU parents whose lived experiences help guide and enhance our care practices and family support initiatives.
To support safe, high-quality nursing care, nurse-to-patient ratios range from 1:1 to 1:3, depending on patient acuity, allowing for focused attention and compassionate, individualized care.
🩺 Role Overview - Clinical Nurse II (NICU)
As a Clinical Nurse II in the NICU, you will:

• Provide comprehensive, evidence-based nursing care to critically ill and medically fragile neonates
• Assess, monitor, and manage complex neonatal conditions, including ventilator-dependent and high-acuity patients
• Administer medications, IV therapies, and specialized treatments in accordance with neonatal protocols
• Collaborate with neonatologists, APPs, respiratory therapists, and the interdisciplinary team to develop and implement individualized plans of care
• Support and educate families, fostering trust, involvement, and emotional support throughout the NICU stay
• Recognize and respond promptly to changes in patient condition, initiating appropriate interventions and escalation of care
• Accurately document assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the electronic health record (EHR)
• Serve as a clinical resource and mentor to peers and contribute to unit-based quality improvement initiatives

💙 Why You'll Love Working Here

• Ahigh-acuity, Level IV NICU providing the most advanced neonatal care
• A collaborative, supportive team culture grounded in shared expertise and compassion
• Strong commitment to family-centered care and shared decision-making
• Opportunities for professional growth, specialty training, and clinical advancement
• The privilege of making a lasting impact on the lives of newborns and their families during critical moments

Your passion belongs at UNC Health. Join more than 56,000 teammates working together to improve the health and well-being of the communities we serve across North Carolina.
Summary:
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.
Responsibilities:
1. Education - Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self. Attends education programs based on identified learning needs. With assistance, uses patient education materials relevant to patient population. Assesses readiness to learn of the patient/family/caregivers. Assesses developmental level of patient and factors affecting ability to learn.
2. Evaluation of Care - Identifies expected patient outcomes. Seeks guidance as needed in revision of plan of care. Participates in discussion with members of the interdisciplinary team in evaluation of patient care. Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.
3. Implementation - Demonstrates competence in care of patients with complex problems, including population-appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational and safety aspects of care. Performs bedside point of care testing as required for patient care plan. Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies and procedures in delivery of care. Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient/family needs. Consults with appropriate resources in a timely fashion regarding patients with complex care issues, unusual teaching needs and/or those at high risk for discharge planning.
4. Leadership - With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations. Achieves goals and objectives within identified time frame or renegotiates with supervisor. Is knowledgeable about activities which facilitate intra/interdepartmental collaboration. Participates in development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities. Effectively uses communication systems. Participates in promoting cost-effective care. Gives feedback to co-workers. Is aware of public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the health care environment. Promotes a safe, clean and secure hospital environment for all.
5. Patient Assessment - Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care. Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, education and safety needs. Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful whole prior to communication to 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.
6. Planning - Collaborates with patient/family to prepare or update the plan of care. Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care. Begins to use full range of communication as a means to convey planning. Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care. Demonstrates ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.
7. Research - Reads journals that contain studies or articles that may be applicable to practice. Brings ideas and questions to the staff at large for assessment of applicability.
Other Information
Other information:
Education Requirements:
• Graduation from a school of professional nursing.
Licensure/Certification Requirements:
• Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in the state of North Carolina.Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification
Professional Experience Requirements:
• One (1) year of relevant and current experience required
Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:
Job Details
Legal Employer: NCHEALTH
Entity: UNC REX Healthcare
Organization Unit: Rex NICU
Work Type: Per Diem
Standard Hours Per Week: 4.00
Salary Range: $34.22 - $48.38 per hour (Hiring Range)
Pay offers are determined by experience and internal equity
Work Assignment Type: Onsite
Work Schedule: Day Job
Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh
Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No
This 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.
Qualified 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.
UNC Health makes reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as applicants and employees with disabilities. All interested applicants are invited to apply for career opportunities. Please email applicant.accommodations@unchealth.unc.edu if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.