staff - Registered Nurse (RN) - Pediatrics - $30-42 per hour

Baptist Health System - San Antonio TX; Harlingen (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; 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 Pediatrics for a full-time night shift. The RN will provide direct clinical patient care and supervise staff, reporting to the Chief Nursing Officer. The position may include a sign-on bonus.

Required: graduate of an accredited nursing program and current licensure; BLS required with ACLS/PALS/NRP as applicable. Preferred: recent acute care experience and a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing is required.
• Current license to practice as required by state regulations; includes AHA BLS, and ACLS/PALS/NRP as applicable by policy.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical patient care to pediatric patients.
• Supervise staff and coordinate care with the nursing team.
• Administer medications safely according to hospital policy.
• Perform and fulfill hospital incident command system responsibilities as needed.

Education

Nursing degree (RN) from accredited school

Bachelor's or Master's in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Pediatrics
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• Employment Type: Staff

Full Time, Nights

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.

• 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; AHA BLS, and if applicable by corporate policy for unit of hire, AHA ACLS and/or PALS and/or NRP.

Benefits

• Health Care FSA
• Dependent Care FSA
• Life insurance