Preadmission Nurse

CHI; Hot Springs (AR); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team as a Preadmission Nurse at an esteemed healthcare facility in Hot Springs, Arkansas. In this rewarding role, you will play a vital part in preparing patients for surgical procedures, ensuring their comfort and safety during a vulnerable time. Your compassion and expertise will shine as you perform preoperative assessments and administer medications under physician guidance. With a commitment to health equity and social justice, this position offers the chance to make a real difference in the lives of patients. Enjoy a supportive work environment with excellent benefits, including health, dental, and vision plans, as well as paid vacation and retirement plans. If you are passionate about providing quality care, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Matching retirement plans

Paid vacation

Adoption assistance

Qualifications

• Must have a valid nursing license in Arkansas and BLS certification.
• 6 months of acute care experience required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for surgical procedures and administer medications.
• Develop nursing care plans for surgical patients.

Skills

Compassion for patients

Preoperative assessments

Medication administration

Education

Unencumbered nursing license in Arkansas

BLS certification

Job description

Overview

As a Preadmission Nurse at CHI St Vincent Hot Springs, you will use skills in the department and it doesn’t stop there. Most patients never realize the part you played in getting them through one of their most vulnerable moments. Honoring your commitment to care for others is thanks enough. Our leadership is visible and the hospital is expanding its services.

Every day you will go over consent forms, answer questions about the procedure, do preoperative assessments, and prepare patients for various surgical procedures.

While you’re busy impacting the healthcare industry, we’ll take care of you with benefits that include health/dental/vision, FSA, matching retirement plans, paid vacation, adoption assistance, and more.

About Us:

CHI St Vincent Hot Springs is a 280 bed faith-based, non-profit, Magnet Accredited facility providing quality health care to patients and communities from all over the State of Arkansas. As the only level II trauma center in the southwest part of the state, CHI St Vincent Hot Springs is the regional referral center for cardiology, trauma, neuro, ortho, oncology and critical care/pulmonary. We have also been voted as one of Arkansas Best Places to Work by Arkansas Business since 2019. We have earned top patient safety ratings from Leapfrog and was recently named as one of the Nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals in Fortune and PINC AI.

If you are committed to social justice, health equity, and prepared to deliver care in new, innovative ways, you belong with us.

Responsibilities

• Prepare patients for surgical procedures
• Administer medications as directed by physician
• Develop and implement nursing care plan for surgical patients
• Demonstrate a high level of compassion for patients

Qualifications

• Unencumbered license to practice in the State of Arkansas
• 6 months of acute care experience is required (new graduates or nurses who have never worked in an acute care setting are hired through our residency training program)
• Previous outpatient/pre op experience is preferred, but not required
• BLS through the American Heart Association is required