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RN Clinical Nurse II OR - Cardiac Cath Lab

UNC Health Care

Smithfield, NCFull-time$35.94–54.96/hrSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$35.94–54.96/hr
Location
Smithfield, NC
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

North Carolina RN LicenseBLS Certification

Job overview

UNC Health Johnston seeks a Cath Lab RN to provide competent clinical nursing care in its cardiac catheterization lab. The Clinical Nurse coordinates and delivers patient care using the nursing process in a hospital setting, supporting cardiovascular procedures and collaborating with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams. The role includes assessment, care planning, implementation, evaluation, education, and participation in unit goals and performance improvement.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Patient AssessmentCare PlanningPatient EducationPoint-of-Care TestingInterdisciplinary CollaborationCare PrioritizationDischarge PlanningCommunication

Qualifications

Approved Nursing Education ProgramNorth Carolina RN LicenseBLS Certification2 Years Nursing Experience

Full job description

Description

*This position qualifies for our UNC Health Incentive Program, ask your recruiter or more information.

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.

Are you ready to take your nursing career to the next level and be at the forefront of cutting-edge cardiovascular care? UNC Health Johnston is seeking an exceptional Cath Lab RN to join our dynamic team and play a pivotal role in our state-of-the-art cardiac catheterization lab.

At UNC Health Johnston, we're not just a hospital; we're a hub of innovation and excellence in cardiovascular care. Our cardiac cath lab is not just a room; it's a high-tech arena where medical expertise meets advanced technology to perform life-saving interventional procedures. As a Cath Lab RN with us, you'll be part of a team that thrives on precision, collaboration, and a commitment to delivering outstanding patient care.

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:

  • Graduate of a Board of Nursing approved nursing education program.

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:

  • Two (2) years of nursing experience.

Knowledge/Skills/and Abilities Requirements:

Job Details

Legal Employer: NCHEALTH

Entity: Johnston Health

Organization Unit: Cardiac Cath Lab

Work Type: Full Time

Standard Hours Per Week: 40.00

Salary Range: $35.94 - $54.96 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:Smithfield

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 [email protected] if you need a reasonable accommodation to search and/or to apply for a career opportunity.

Qualified 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 59,084 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$35.94–54.96/hr
  • North Carolina median$38–53/hr1,166 hourly ranges
  • US median$38–54/hr24,922 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $45.45/hr, is 5% below the North Carolina median midpoint ($48/hr) — in the middle half of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in North Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 2,365 open Registered Nurse jobs in North Carolina and 59,084 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in North Carolina
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (28,891 postings).
Education
4,348 of the 59,084 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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