Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg

Valley Baptist Health System; Harlingen (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Harlingen, Texas, is seeking a dedicated Registered Nurse to provide high-quality patient care. In this role, you will coordinate comprehensive nursing services while ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have a nursing degree, necessary certifications, and preferably recent acute care experience. This position may qualify for a sign-on bonus.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Currently licensed or certified to practice nursing.
• CPR certification and advanced life support certifications as needed.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, safe, total nursing care to patients.
• Coordinate patient care based on nursing processes.
• Administer medications safely and according to protocol.
• Fulfill emergency response roles during crises.

Skills

High-quality patient care

Coordination of patient care

Medication administration

Emergency response knowledge

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Tools

CPR certification

AHA BLS certification

AHA ACLS certification

PALS certification

Job description

Overview

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

Responsibilities

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 being to discharge the patient with an optimum level of care provided. Assumes responsibility for coordination and planning of patient care within the prescribed medical regime. Administers all medications safely and in a timely manner per hospital policy. Performs and fulfills all Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed and needed by the facility in times of emergency and/or disaster. Responsible for knowing the Hospital’s emergency codes, including the purpose and appropriate action for each, and adheres to the Hospital policies and procedures for each emergency code.

Education

Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Experience

Preferred: Recent acute care experience.

Certifications

Required: Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy; CPR. AHA BLS, and if applicable by corporate policy for unit of hire, AHA ACLS and/or PALS and/or NRP.

EEO

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.