Rn clinical nurse ii (per diem)- staffing response team-women's health

Looking for Nurses with Postpartum and Nursery experience! Are you a skilled, compassionate nurse who thrives on variety, enjoys learning, and loves being an essential part of every team? If so, the Staffing Response Team (SRT) Women’s Health Float Pool may be the perfect fit for you!

As a Women’s Health SRT RN, you will:

• Work across multiple units
• Collaborate with diverse care teams
• Make a meaningful impact wherever the need is greatest

We’re committed to supporting a healthy work/life balance and fostering a positive, supportive environment where teammates truly enjoy coming to work.

Role Overview

The Women’s Health SRT RN provides competent, patient-centered nursing care across our Level II Intermediate Care Nursery and the Postpartum Unit at both UNC REX Raleigh and UNC REX Holly Springs. This role supports staffing flexibility and continuity of care by delivering safe, evidence-based nursing care to newborns, postpartum mothers, and families in both a tertiary medical center and a community hospital setting.

The Women’s Health SRT RN functions collaboratively within the interdisciplinary team to support optimal clinical outcomes and positive patient and family experiences. Across both facilities, the nurse demonstrates clinical adaptability, strong assessment and critical-thinking skills, effective communication, and a commitment to compassionate, family-centered care during critical periods of maternal and newborn recovery. This role requires the ability to transition seamlessly between units and locations while ensuring safe, consistent, and high-quality care.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct nursing care to newborns requiring intermediate care, including monitoring and management of mild respiratory distress, hypoglycemia, administration of IV fluids and antibiotics, and management of conditions such as jaundice, feeding difficulties, mild infections, and temperature instability.
• Provides evidence-based nursing care to postpartum mothers and newborns, including care following vaginal and cesarean deliveries, routine couplet care, and care for antepartum and gynecologic patients as assigned.
• Performs comprehensive assessments, ongoing monitoring, documentation, and evaluation of patient responses to care.
• Educates and supports families regarding infant care, feeding, safe sleep practices, maternal recovery, and discharge planning.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members including physicians, neonatologists, neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs), certified nurse midwives (CNMs), OB/GYNs, NICU and nursery staff, lactation consultants, and support staff to coordinate care and ensure safe transitions across units and facilities.
• Demonstrates flexibility, clinical competence, and professionalism when transitioning between units and sites to meet staffing and patient care needs.
• Maintains accurate, timely, and compliant documentation in the electronic health record in accordance with UNC Health standards and policies.

Work Locations

The ideal teammate must be willing to float between:

• NC Rex Raleigh
• UNC Rex Holly Springs

Daily assignments are based on the needs of both facilities.

What to expect in each location:

• UNC REX Raleigh Level II Intermediate Care Nursery: Step-down unit within the Level IV NICU caring for infants requiring intermediate support. Postpartum Unit: Family-centered care environment supporting postpartum mothers and newborns, gynecologic patients, and antepartum patients.
• UNC REX Holly Springs Level II Nursery: Transition nursery within a community hospital setting caring for infants requiring intermediate support, including newborn stabilization following delivery. Postpartum Unit: Family-centered postpartum care for mothers and newborns in a community hospital environment.

Shift Requirements

Choose between Day Shift or Night Shift 7a-7p or 7p-7a

Commitment

Minimum of 12 hours per week (one 12-hour shift) or Minimum of 24 hours per week (two 12-hour shifts) with weekend requirements and must work 2 official and 1 unofficial holiday annually.

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.

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 Staffing Response Team Work Type: Per Diem Standard Hours Per Week: 12.00 or 24.00 based on option Salary Range: based on option Work Assignment Type: Onsite Work Schedule: Days or Nights Location of Job: US:NC:Raleigh Exempt From Overtime: Exempt: No.