staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg / Telemetry - $30-42 per hour

Baptist Health System - San Antonio TX; Harlingen (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Care FSA

Dependent Care FSA

Life insurance

Job summary

Baptist Health System - San Antonio TX in Harlingen, Texas is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for Med Surg/Telemetry to provide direct clinical care on a busy unit.

The RN will supervise staff, coordinate patient care, administer medications safely, and support safety and infection control standards in alignment with hospital policies. CPR/BLS is required; ACLS/PALS/NRP may be required by policy.

Qualifications

• Must be a graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Preferred: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing.
• CPR certification required; AHA BLS; ACLS/PALS/NRP may be required by policy.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical patient care on Med Surg/Telemetry units.
• Supervise nursing staff and coordinate patient care per the nursing process.
• Administer medications safely and timely per hospital policy; support hospital incident command system as needed.
• Maintain safety, risk management, QA, and infection control standards; respond to emergencies.

Skills

Patient care

Staff supervision

Safety & infection control

Education

Graduate of accredited nursing program

Bachelor's or Master's in Nursing

Job description

Baptist Health System - San Antonio TX is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Med Surg / Telemetry for a nursing job in Harlingen, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

This position may qualify for a sign‑on bonus.

Summary
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.

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, QI, 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 HICS (hospital incident command system) 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.
Preferred: Bachelor's or Master's degree in 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.

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Baptist Health System - San Antonio TX Job ID #. Posted job title: Experienced Registered Nurse Med Surg/ Telemetry/ Oncology

Benefits

• Health Care FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Life insurance