What We Offer:
Ready to take your nursing career to the next level? Join Novant Health’s Step-Down Cardiac Unit (Cardiac II) at New Hanover Regional Medical Center—where clinical excellence meets coastal living.
Why Nurses Choose Us:
- Generous Perks: Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus + $7,500 relocation assistance
- Career Growth: Transition program from Step-Down to ICU → seamless pathway to critical care
- Team Culture: 43-bed unit built on teamwork, mentorship, and family-like support
- Prestigious Recognition: Forbes Best Employers by State, Becker’s 150 Best Places to Work in Healthcare, Leapfrog Top Safety Ratings, HRC Leaders in LGBTQ+ Equality
The Role:
Day-Shift RN (7a-7p, full-time) caring for complex cardiac step-down patients with a clear path to grow into ICU practice. You’ll assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care with an interdisciplinary team that values your voice and your expertise.
Why Wilmington?
Imagine clocking out from a fulfilling night shift and catching sunrise at the beach. Wilmington offers:
- Beautiful coastal living with beaches, boardwalks, and water sports
- A vibrant historic downtown with restaurants, music, and culture
- Affordable living compared to other East Coast hubs
- Easy access to both beach life and city conveniences
If you’re compassionate, ambitious, and ready for growth, this is more than a job—it’s a calling. Step into a career that rewards you with opportunity, balance, and impact
What We're Looking For:
- Education: High School Diploma or GED, required. 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, preferred.
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing required. If your RN nursing license has been inactive, retired or lapsed for five years or more and you have not been licensed in another state during the last five years, successful completion of a Board approved refresher course is required prior to reactivating or reinstating your license. In order to be considered for current licensure status, you must apply for reinstatement within one year of completing the refresher course.
- Experience: One year relevant experience, preferred.
- Licensure/Certification:
- Current RN licensure in appropriate state, required.
- ENPC, TNCC or CEN; preferred.
- NC state approved curricula for restrictive interventions (facility specific) within 3 months of hire, required.
What You'll Do:
It is the responsibility of every Novant Health team member to deliver the most remarkable patient experience in every dimension, every time.
- Our team members are part of an environment that fosters team work, team member engagement and community involvement.
- The successful team member has a commitment to leveraging diversity and inclusion in support of quality care.
- All Novant Health team members are responsible for fostering a safe patient environment driven by the principles of "First Do No Harm".
