Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical Unit

MetroHealth; Kentucky; On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $10,000

Sign-on bonus for new grads $5,000

Tuition reimbursement

Professional certification incentives

Job summary

MetroHealth is recruiting for a Critical Care Step Down RN on 7 West. The unit features a 24-bed CCSD with monitoring, patient lifts, hands-free communication, and telemetry to support care for cardiac and medical-surgical patients.

Join a rotating shift schedule (7a-7p/7p-7a) with rotating weekends/holidays and a bi-weekly 72-hour full-time commitment. Sign-on bonuses are available for experienced and new graduate RNs.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Current RN licensure in the State of Ohio.
• AHA BLS for Healthcare Providers certification, or obtained within 90 days of hire.
• ACLS certification, or obtained within 6 months of hire.

Skills

EKG interpretation

Central Line care

BiPAP & High Flow

Trach/Vents

Bedside Procedures

Critical thinking

Delegating

Time management

Education

BSN (preferred)

Job description

Bi-Weekly Hours:72.00 (Full Time)

Shift:7a-7p/7p-7a; Rotating weekends, Rotating holidays

***Up to $10,000 sign on bonus for RNs with qualifying experience; $5,000 for New Graduate RNs***

All Critical Care units offer enhanced technology to assist with nursing care, including patient lifts, hands-free communication, virtual whiteboards, and continuous telemetry monitoring. The Critical Care Step-Down (CCSD) team staffs the Cardiac Hospitalist Unit. As a medical-surgical unit, the nurse-to-patient ratio of 5:1.

Join our Critical Care Step Down Unit, 7 West!

Primary Patient Population:

• Congestive Heart Failure
• COPD
• DKA
• Sepsis

Primary skills utilized/learned:

• EKG interpretation
• Central Line care
• Rescue Bi-pap, High Flow Oxygen, Trach/Vents,
• Assist with bedside procedures (endoscopies, bronchoscopies)
• Critical thinking, delegating, time management

Personnel RN will work with:

Patient Care Nursing Assistants (PCNAs), Nurse Interns, Providers, PT, OT

Number of beds on unit:

• 24 beds

MetroHealth offers industry-leading benefits, including tuition reimbursement, professional certification incentives, and medical/dental insurance. As a public employer, employees participate in the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System (OPERS).

Required Qualifications:

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing (or a program seeking accreditation).
• Current Registered Nurse licensure in the State of Ohio
• Current AHA Basic Life Support for the healthcare provider certification or obtained within 90 days of hire.
• Current ACLS certification or obtained within 6 months of hire

Preferred Qualifications:

• BSN