Medical Unit RN - Seasonal Program

Company: BURLESON ST.JOSEPH HEALTH CTR
Location: Caldwell
Posted on: February 21, 2021

Job Description:

Overview: CHI St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital in Caldwell, Texas offering both in-patient and out-patient services,. .. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health. With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. & from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Responsibilities We are excited to share our Winter Program for Critical Care nurses during the winter season. The program seeks temporary employees to work from January 11, 2021, through April 1, 2021. This would be a 16-week assignment, and at the end of the program, you will have the option to apply for full-time benefited positions. Nurse to patient ratio is 1:1 or 1:2, depending on the unit. Our program offers two options for experienced ICU nurses.

Option A
2 shifts / week or 4 shifts per pay period Saturday and Sunday shift every other weekend 2 major holidays Pay rate: $60/hr
Option B
3 shifts / week Saturday and Sunday shift every other weekend 3 holidays Pay Rate: $65.00/hr In additional the traveler style pay, you will be eligible for: Night Shift differential $4.40/hr 401K contribution As a Registered Nurse, you will be responsible for delivering the highest quality patient care according to the specific orders of each patient's individual physician. This will involve, utilizing your knowledge and skills to educate patients and their families on prevention and healthy habits.
Additional responsibilities for this RN role include:

• Monitoring patients' conditions and assessing their needs
• Collaborating with physicians and nurses to devise individualized care plans for patients
• Administering patients' medications and providing treatments according to physicians' orders
• Fostering a supportive and compassionate environment to care for patients and their families
  Qualifications
  Minimum Qualifications:
  
  • Two (2) years Acute Care or Critical Care experience
  • Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited program
  • Active Registered Nurse Licensure in Texas (TX) or eNLClicensure with multistate privileges in good standing with the Texas Board of Nursing
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
    Preferred Qualifications:
    
    • Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN)
      Expectations:
      
      • Ability to multitask in a fast paced environment while delivering quality patient care
      • Collect, read, and interpret assigned patient's health history
      • Create and implement care plans in collaboration with other care team members
      • Administer medications to patients and educate caregivers when necessary
      • Assess and treat medical and post-surgical wounds
        CommonSpirit Health participates in E-verify.
        Associated topics: ambulatory, ccu, coronary, psychatric, registed, staff nurse, surgery, surgical, tcu, unit

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