Registered Nurse (RN) - Rapid Response Team

Company: Methodist Hospital Metropolitan
Location: San Antonio
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

Description
SHIFT: Nights (rotating weekends)
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

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)

We are seeking a Registered Nurse for Methodist Hospital Metropolitan 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 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 team work, 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

Must have 3-5 years of recent experience in an ICU or an ER

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 , NIH Stroke scale

Charge Nurse experience preferred

Rapid response -Highlights:

28 beds

Patient to Nurse Ratio 4-5:1

PCT support provided

This unit cares for patients under observation orders for pre/post cath lab, medical surgical, telemetry, etc.

Goal of the unit is to have patients discharged or converted to inpatient within 48 hours

With over 370 beds Methodist Hospital Metropolitan offers outstanding heart and cancer care, general surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, obstetrics and gynecology services, inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation services, sleep disorder evaluation and the largest emergency room in downtown San Antonio. Our women's pavilion is the only stand-alone center city facility dedicated to the health of women and their newborn babies, welcoming nearly 4,000 newborns into the world each year. Methodist Hospital Metropolitan is home to the Methodist Weight Loss Center and has been designated an American Society for Metabolic Surgery Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence -.

Our hospital has been recognized by Modern Healthcare as a Best Place to Work in Healthcare, and for the fourth consecutive year as a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation. It is the first hospital in San Antonio to achieve Pathway to Excellence designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Methodist Hospital Metropolitan has been nationally recognized by Leapfrog for focus on safety and quality, receiving a Grade A Hospital Safety Score for 8 consecutive rating periods. We are also proud to be an Accredited Chest Pain Center by the American College of Cardiology and Primary Stroke Center by the Joint Commission, as well as the first Texas hospital to earn a Gold Seal of Approval for Sepsis Certification. For more information, please visit our website at www.sahealth.com and select Methodist Hospital Metropolitan 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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