Registered Nurse (RN) - New Graduate - Critical Care

Join the Critical Care Unit at Lexington Medical Center as a Registered Nurse, providing comprehensive patient care in a 16-bed intensive and intermediate care setting. This position is designed for new graduate nurses entering critical care practice.

Clinical Setting

The Critical Care Unit is a 16-bed department equipped with advanced monitoring capabilities including heart rhythm and hemodynamic pressure monitoring. The unit is staffed with a dedicated charge nurse who carries no patient assignment, supporting the clinical team. You will care for patients requiring ventilator support, noninvasive ventilation with BiPAP or CPAP, and heated high-flow oxygen delivery.

Patient Population

You will work with patients experiencing a wide range of critical conditions, including sepsis, shock, respiratory failure, diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA), hyperglycemic hyperosmolar state (HHS), electrolyte abnormalities, COPD, congestive heart failure, pulmonary edema, cardiac dysrhythmias, stroke, post-surgical unstable patients, hypertensive emergencies, overdose, and alcohol withdrawal.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process
• Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures
• Apply evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making in patient care
• Titrate intravenous medication drips to ordered parameters
• Follow established protocols and order sets
• Communicate effectively with patients and the interdisciplinary team
• Advocate for patient needs and create a safe patient environment

Schedule

• Full-time position, 36 hours per week
• Three 12-hour shifts weekly
• 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM (night shift)
• Every other weekend rotation

Required Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program
• Active Registered Nurse license issued by the state of North Carolina
• Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association
• Less than one year of RN experience (new graduate position)

Compensation and Benefits

• Pay range: $38.20 to $57.30 per hour
• Base compensation determined by qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and training
• Premium pay for shift work and on-call duties
• Paid time off programs
• Health and welfare benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and short- and long-term disability
• Flexible spending accounts for health care and dependent care expenses
• Family benefits including adoption assistance and paid parental leave
• Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
• Financial wellness programs
• Educational assistance program

About Lexington Medical Center

Lexington Medical Center is a 94-bed hospital in Lexington, North Carolina, part of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Health. The facility provides advanced services in orthopedics, general surgery, ENT, stroke, and cancer care, with outpatient expertise in digestive health, rehabilitation, diagnostic imaging, and wound care.