Registered Nurse (RN) - ER
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides direct clinical patient care and is responsible for assessing, planning, and implementing care for assigned patients on a per-shift and unit-level basis. The RN supervises staff to whom care is delegated and supports the Chief Nursing Officer in ensuring high-quality, safe, appropriate nursing care, clinical staff competency, and effective resource management related to patient care. The RN coordinates and integrates patient care using the nursing process, follows established safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection-control standards, and coordinates care within the prescribed medical regimen. The position includes safely and promptly administering medications, fulfilling assigned Hospital Incident Command System responsibilities during emergencies or disasters, and knowing and following procedures for the hospital’s emergency codes. The role is with Valley Baptist Micro-Hospital - Weslaco. The organization describes its mission as serving, healing, and educating through compassionate, quality healthcare. A sign-on bonus may be available, and benefit eligibility may vary by location and employment status.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice as required by applicable law, regulation, or policy.
- AHA BLS certification.
- AHA ACLS, PALS, and/or NRP certification if applicable to the unit of hire under corporate policy.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nursing.
- Recent acute care experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality, safe, cost-effective, total nursing care to patients.
- Coordinate and integrate patient care based on the nursing process.
- Direct care according to established safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection-control standards, with the goal of discharging patients after providing an optimum level of care.
- Coordinate and plan patient care within the prescribed medical regimen.
- Administer medications safely and promptly in accordance with hospital policy.
- Fulfill Hospital Incident Command System responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed during emergencies or disasters.
- Know the hospital’s emergency codes, their purposes, and the appropriate actions, and follow hospital policies and procedures for each code.
- Supervise staff to whom appropriate care is delegated.
- Support the Chief Nursing Officer in maintaining high-quality and safe nursing care, clinical staff competency, and appropriate patient-care resource management.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Career development and continuing education opportunities
- Health savings accounts
- Healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program
- Employee discount program
- Voluntary pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare, and auto and home insurance
- Potential sign-on bonus
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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