Exciting News, UNC Health Blue Ridge is offering additional Pay for those willing to float and have a specific level of experience. T ier Level will be adjusted upon hire based on experience and completion of requirements.

　　RN Float Level 1: $50 per hour o Minimum of 2yr. experience and competencies in Med Surg and Cardiac Care units

　　Eligible for a $10,000.00 Sign-On Bonus! Registered Nurses with at least two-years acute setting experience are eligible to receive a $10,000.00 sign on bonus. Those relocating from more than 50 miles away are eligible to receive reimbursable relocation expenses. Accepting the bonus requires signing a 2-year employment agreement. In addition to the sign-on bonus, new teammates are eligible for benefits packages, paid time off and tuition assistance.

　　At Blue Ridge, we believe in partnering with communities and creating lifelong relationships with all our patients. Located in western North Carolina, Blue Ridge provides healthcare services to Burke, McDowell, Catawba and Caldwell counties. We offer the balance of purposeful work and active living in our community.

　　You’ll love working with us.

　　We’re a teaching hospital

　　Teammate satisfaction 90% or above year after year

　　Multidisciplinary teams work together to ensure our patients are receiving outstanding holistic care

　　Recruiting bonus for teammate who refers someone to be hired because we value your opinion

　　Teammate rewards

　　Work with a team that will appreciate your professional knowledge and day-to-day contributions. With more than 1,800 employs we recognize that you are an essential part of our work team and community, and we value you. We are friends and neighbors taking care of friends and neighbors.

　　JOB SUMMARY: Provides professional care and service within assigned area in accordance with established standards, institutional policy and procedures, professional judgment, and, as appropriate for assignment, nursing care plan, and physician’s treatment plan. Demonstrates knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the ages and culture of the patients/clients served. Supervises non-professional nursing or allied health staff. Performs other related duties as deemed competent.

　　QUALIFICATIONS:

　　Education: Graduate of an accredited school of Nursing is required. Experience: Preferably, a minimum of two years, Med-Surg or related.

　　License/Registration: Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina. Certification: BLS/CPR through the American Heart Association (AHA) is required. ACLS/PALS within 90 days of hire, other credentials per specific unit requirement.

　　Other: Thorough knowledge of nursing standards, basic computer knowledge, principles and procedures; ability to work well with others.

　　TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Range of motion within functional limits. Requires frequently: pushing 40 lbs; pulling 80 lbs; standing; walking; repetitive trunk rotation-standing; manual dexterity; both handedness (both hands must be used) functional vision and hearing ; Occasionally: lifting 35 lbs from floor to waist and waist to eye level; one handed carrying 15lbs; work kneeling; work squatting/crouching; visual color discrimination; and visual depth perception. In the environment occasionally exposed to wetness; slippery surfaces; and accident exposure.