Registered Nurse - Psychiatric ICU

Company: Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: January 15, 2021

Job Description:

Description

SHIFT: Weekends Only

SCHEDULE: Full-time

Here at Methodist Healthcare, our everyday decisions are founded on compassion. Apply today and join a team that is dedicated to serving others in need.

We want to ensure your needs are met. We offer a variety of comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans along with some unique benefits including:

* Student Loan Repayment Program


* Tuition Reimbursement/Assistance Programs


* Paid Time Off


* Flexible Spending Accounts


* Moving, mortgage, and real estate assistance


* 100% matching 401k based on years of service


* Identity Theft Protection discounts


* Auto, Home, and Life Insurance options


* Adoption Assistance


* Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)



Our Registered Nurses have access to a variety of resources to help you reach your goals including:

* A comprehensive orientation process
* Valuable mentorship from specialty specific educators
* Leadership development programs
* State-of-the-art units equipped with the latest technologies in patient care



What You Will Do In Your Role:

* You will consistently apply the nursing process, critical thinking skills, scientific judgment, technical skills and leadership to independently deliver safe nursing care to patients.
* You will collaborate with the patient care team to achieve quality patient outcomes
* You will provide communication, confidence, and professionalism as evidenced by active engagement in unit and organizational activities
* You will demonstrate teamwork, adaptability, and serving as a resource to the patient care team
* You will have accountability for delivering quality nursing care services and for promoting a positive image of nursing.



Qualifications

What qualifications you will need:

* Graduate of an accredited diploma, associates, or baccalaureate degree registered nursing program. If you have a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN preferred) and/or certification in your specialty area you will be considered more highly qualified and eligible for our RN III or IV positions
* Minimum of six (6) months of clinical experience as a licensed Registered Nurse
* Current Registered Nurse License in the State of Texas or Multi-State Compact License (Employees with RN Compact License are required to obtain Texas RN License within 90 days of hire date)
* Current American Heart Association BLS Certification ACLS Certification also.

We are seeking Psychiatric Nurses for Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant to ensure we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now!

Our Psych Unit offers:

A chance to work in a dedicated 76 Bed Unit area within our Specialty and Transplant Hospital.

* We are the largest Behavioral Health unit In San Antonio.
* We have some of the lowest Turnover rate within our hospital.
* We have a culture of safety.
* We have primary care nursing as opposed to one charge nurse and a medication nurse as many freestanding facilities.
* Our ratios are better, usually running 6-8 patients per nurse with a dedicated tech on the floor.
* We have a streamlined BERT team to respond to codes for aggression as well as security on site if needed.

Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant has been nationally recognized for its record setting kidney, liver and pancreas transplant programs. It is home to the Texas Transplant Institute and is the largest living donor kidney transplant program in the US. According to the United Network of Organ Sharing database, the center reached a major milestone in 2019 by performing 231 living donor kidney transplants in a single year setting a new national record - that's 65 more transplants than the second center on the list.

In addition to transplant care, Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant is a full service hospital with over 260 beds that provides specialized services for liver cancer care, emergency care, weight loss surgery, urology surgery, vascular surgery, inpatient rehabilitation, colorectal surgery and behavioral health care. It is a designated Center of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Excellence by the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. Our Sexual Assault Response Team provides a compassionate environment for sexual assault survivors ages 13+, serving as a model for hospitals and agencies all over the world. Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant prides itself on providing the highest quality of patient care possible as proven by their consecutive Grade A scores from the Leapfrog's Hospital Safety Grade survey and ranking in the nation's top quartile for patient experience. For more information, please visit our website at www.sahealth.com and select Methodist Hospital Specialty and Transplant under Locations.

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are actively interviewing so apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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