Advocate Health Care

Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) - CMC Tower Expansion

Advocate Health Care$79K — $118K *
Hospitals & Medical Centers
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Completion of an accredited nursing program
  • Active RN license in the practicing state
  • BLS for Healthcare Providers certification
  • 5-7 years of experience in a similar role
  • Strong preference for previous CVOR experience

Responsibilities

  • Provide comprehensive patient care through nursing processes
  • Coordinate and deliver safe, therapeutic care aligned with standards
  • Lead efforts to ensure a safe patient environment
  • Utilize evidence-based practices in clinical decision making
  • Facilitate effective communication with patients and families

Benefits

  • Paid Time Off programs
  • Comprehensive health and welfare benefits
  • Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care
  • Family support benefits including adoption assistance
  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match
  • Access to Educational Assistance Programs
Full Job Description

Status:

Full time

Benefits Eligible:

Yes

Hours Per Week:

40

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Various Shifts Available to support Carolinas Medical Center's New Bed Tower Expansion and Cardiovascular Operating Room growth. Previous CVOR experience strongly preferred for this role.

Pay Range:

$38.20 - $57.30

Registered Nurse (RN) – Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center Cardiovascular Operating Room

Charlotte, NC, United States

Join Our CVOR Team!

Why You’ll Love It Here:

  • Impactful Work: Be part of a team that saves lives every day, from newborns with congenital heart defects to adults needing advanced heart failure interventions.
  • Cutting-Edge Care: Work in a center that leads the region in LVAD implantation, heart transplants, and pediatric cardiac surgery - while also performing complex vascular and thoracic procedures.
  • Growth & Development: We support your career through Clinical Ladder advancement, specialty certifications, and shared governance opportunities.
  • Collaborative Culture: Join a team that values teamwork, integrity, and continuous learning in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.

About Our Unit:

Our CVOR is the heart of innovation at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center. We specialize in cardiac, vascular, and thoracic surgeries for both adult and pediatric patients. As a high-volume advanced heart failure center, we perform a high volume of LVAD, mechanical circulatory support and transplant procedures, offering nurses unparalleled experience in advanced surgical care. We are also a regional leader in pediatric cardiac surgery, providing life-saving interventions for our youngest patients. In addition, our team handles complex vascular and thoracic cases, giving nurses a diverse and enriching skill set.

If you’re passionate about excellence, eager to learn, and ready to make a difference, CVOR is the place for you!

We’re Looking For:

· Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing

· Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices

· Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association

· Previous Cardiovascular Operating Room experience strongly preferred for this position

What You’ll Do:

· As a skilled and compassionate RN, you will play a pivotal role in providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.

· Using evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, compassion, and skills communication while leading efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.

About This Location:

Atrium Health’s Carolinas Medical Center (CMC) is the flagship hospital of Atrium Health, which is distinguished throughout the Southeastern United States for its excellent patient care and medical expertise. CMC serves as the region’s only Level 1 Trauma center, is Magnet-designated, and also an approved transplant center for heart, kidney, pancreas and liver. We also serve as one of North Carolina’s five Academic Medical Center Teaching Hospitals, providing residency training for more than 200 physicians in 15 specialties and serve as a satellite for the medical school at UNC-Chapel Hill.

Be the Nurse Who Redefines Care.

At Advocate Health, being a nurse means more than delivering exceptional clinical care—it means leading with purpose, compassion, and boldness. As part of our One Advocate Nurse community, you’ll join a unified team committed to lifting others up, embracing innovation, and creating inclusive spaces where everyone can thrive. You’ll be empowered to think boldly, collaborate with humility, and drive change through fearless curiosity. Whether you're at the bedside, in the community, or advancing care through research and education, you’ll help shape the future of health—because here, we’re redefining care for you, for us, for all. Your feedback matters. Every nurse’s voice is vital in shaping our culture and improving care. We value your insights and experiences because they help us grow stronger together.

Ready to Take the Next Step:

Apply Now!

Our Commitment to You:

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

  • Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training

  • Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job

  • Incentive pay for select positions

  • Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

  • Paid Time Off programs

  • Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability

  • Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses

  • Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave

  • Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs

  • Educational Assistance Program

Note: Eligibility for programs listed above may depend on your FTE or status (e.g., full-time, part-time, per diem, temporary, etc.); please ask a Recruiter for more information during an interview.


About Advocate Health Care

Advocate Health Care is a not-for-profit, faith-based health system providing comprehensive health care services to the people of Illinois. The organization is the largest fully integrated health care delivery system in Illinois, with more than 500 sites of care and 12 hospitals, including two of the nation’s 100 Top Hospitals, the state’s largest integrated children’s network, five Level I trauma centers (the state’s highest designation in trauma care), three Level II trauma centers, one of the area’s largest home health and hospice companies and one of the region’s largest medical groups. Advocate Health Care trains more primary care physicians and residents at its four teaching hospitals than any other health system in the state. As a not-for-profit, mission-based health system affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and the United Church of Christ, Advocate contributed $1.6 billion in charitable care and services to communities across Chicagoland and Central Illinois in 2019.
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