EP RN 15k Sign On Bonus

Baylor Scott & White Health • Middle Valley, TN

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About The Position

The EP Lab Registered Nurse is a licensed professional who coordinates patient care using the Baylor Scott & White Health nursing model and nursing process. The RN assesses patients, identifies nursing diagnoses, develops and implements individualized care plans, and evaluates patient responses. The role promotes safe passage through healthcare and helps prevent complications and delays. The RN delegates interventions in accordance with the Texas Nursing Practice Act, patient condition, and staff competencies.

The position serves adult cardiology, electrophysiology, and vascular patients in a facility with five invasive cardiology labs, including two electrophysiology labs. It is a full-time day position working four 10-hour shifts, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Call is one day per week and one weekend every six weeks; the employee must live within a 30-minute call radius. A $15,000 sign-on bonus is available to external candidates with at least two years of RN experience. Relocation assistance is offered to eligible candidates relocating 50 or more miles.

The RN provides patient-centered care, collaborates with the care team, supports patient and staff education, participates in quality improvement and professional development, and promotes a safe, therapeutic environment. Baylor Scott & White Health describes itself as the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas and states that it supports the well-being of individuals, families, and communities.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited program, or two years of work experience above the minimum qualification.
• Major in Nursing.
• Minimum one year of electrophysiology experience or two years of high-level ICU/CVICU experience.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license/registration.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and BLS must be held within 30 days of hire.
• Knowledge of nursing and patient-care standards, procedures, applicable laws and regulations, and hospital and department policies and protocols.
• Knowledge of medical terminology, health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention and management, and medications, including common dosages, effects, and adverse reactions.
• Knowledge of professional nursing ethics and patient privacy rights.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills, social skills for interacting with a wide range of people, and critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• General computer skills, including Microsoft Office, information security, scheduling and payroll systems, electronic medical documentation, and email.
• Must be within a 30-minute call radius.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients, identify nursing diagnoses, and develop, implement, evaluate, and modify individualized care plans.
• Promote safe patient care and transitions through healthcare while preventing avoidable complications and delays.
• Delegate interventions and tasks in accordance with the Texas Nursing Practice Act, patient condition, and staff competencies, and ensure timely follow-up.
• Use clinical reasoning to prioritize patient and family needs and modify care plans to meet desired outcomes.
• Evaluate nursing practice quality and effectiveness, support evidence-based practice changes, and participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Create a safe, attentive, helpful, and therapeutic environment and develop appropriate therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Manage emotional and physical pain and incorporate patients’ and families’ culture, beliefs, identity, lifestyle, age, and values into care.
• Protect patient and family confidentiality, autonomy, dignity, and rights; represent their concerns and help resolve ethical and clinical issues.
• Educate patients, families, nursing staff, healthcare team members, and the community, and assess and document learning needs and outcomes.
• Collaborate with colleagues and the community in creating and implementing care plans.
• Use available strategies and resources to solve problems while considering safety, effectiveness, and efficiency.
• Participate in mutual governance, decision-making, staffing processes, continuing education, professional development, and community service.
• Observe changes in patients’ medical conditions and communicate them to nursing staff and physicians.

Benefits

• A $15,000 sign-on bonus for eligible external candidates with at least two years of RN experience.
• Relocation assistance for eligible candidates relocating 50 or more miles.
• Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits.
• 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• PTO accrual beginning on Day 1.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed