Graduate Nurse

More than two million patient visits a year happen across our hospitals, urgent cares and clinics. Since 1948, the system has grown to cover most of Texas.

About the role:

We are looking for a Graduate Nurse who is comfortable with a full patient load and wants a unit that actually staffs to ratio. New grads welcome. Our 12-week residency pairs you with a dedicated preceptor before you take your own assignment. This position is on site in Richardson.

In this role you will:

• Educate patients and families on new medications, wound care and discharge instructions
• Precept nursing students and new hires when assigned
• Start and maintain peripheral IVs, and manage central lines, PICCs and drains
• Administer medications, IV fluids and blood products per policy and provider orders
• Collect specimens and make sure they are labeled correctly and sent to the lab on time
• Monitor vital signs, telemetry and lab results, and escalate changes to the provider or rapid response team
• Prepare patients for procedures and recover them afterward

Qualifications:

• 1+ years of acute care experience preferred; new grads considered for the residency program
• Ability to stand and walk for most of a 12-hour shift and lift or reposition patients with assistance
• Active RN license in Texas or a multistate compact license
• Comfortable with an EHR and barcode medication administration

Preferred qualifications:

• BSN, or enrolled in an RN-to-BSN program
• Bilingual in Spanish
• NIHSS certification for telemetry and step-down units
• Experience with Epic, including Rover or Haiku

Schedule: Three 12-hour shifts per week, 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM, every third weekend

Compensation and benefits:

• Health savings account (HSA) with employer contribution
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid parental leave

Offers are contingent on a background check and drug screen.

If this sounds like a fit, apply with a resume. A cover letter is optional.

Start: Flexible.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at High Desert Regional Medical Center LLC.