Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg

Valley Baptist Health System; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Brownsville is seeking a New Grad RN to provide direct clinical patient care and coordination of care. The role involves supervising staff, administering medications, and ensuring adherence to safety standards. Candidates must be graduates of an accredited nursing school and hold necessary certifications. Recent acute care experience is preferred. This full-time position offers a sign-on bonus.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Currently licensed to practice as required by law in Texas; BLS, ACLS, and/or PALS as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical patient care and coordinate patient care integration.
• Administer medications safely and fulfill emergency responsibilities.
• Supervise staff and ensure high-quality nursing care.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Patient care planning

Medication administration

Emergency preparedness

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing

Job description

New Grad RN VB Brownsville Full Time Days/ Nights

This position may qualify for a sign-on bonus.

Job Summary

This role provides direct clinical patient care. The role will assume responsibility for assessing, planning, and implementing direct clinical care to assigned patients on a per shift basis and at the unit level. The role is responsible for supervision of staff to whom appropriate care is delegated. The role is accountable to support the CNO to ensure high quality, safe and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and appropriate resource management related to patient care.

The RN provides high-quality, safe, cost-effective, total nursing care to all patients. The RN assumes responsibility for overall coordination and integration of patient care based on the nursing process. The RN directs care according to established standards of safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection control, with the goal of discharging the patient with an optimum level of care. Administers all medications safely and in a timely manner per hospital policy. Performs and fulfills all HICS responsibilities as directed and needed by the facility in times of emergency. Knows the Hospital emergency codes and adheres to hospital policies and procedures for each code.

Required

• Graduate: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Licensure/Certification: Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice as required by law in the state of practice; BLS is required; ACLS and/or PALS and/or NRP as applicable by corporate policy for the unit of hire.

Preferred

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nursing
• Experience: Recent acute care experience (preferred).

Vaccination/Policy

Tenet complies with federal, state, and local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If offered and required to be vaccinated, you must show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approved religious or medical exemption prior to start date. If you receive an exemption, you will submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

Additional Information

Emergency preparedness and incident command responsibilities may be required. Acceptance of this role requires adherence to hospital policies and procedures for emergency codes.