Baptist Health System - San Antonio TX is seeking a Med Surg Charge Nurse (RN) for a nursing job in San Antonio, Texas.
Baptist Health System is here to help get your nursing career started on the right foot. We offer a year-long New Grad RN Nurse Residency program for newly licensed RNs who are within the first six months of their professional RN practice.
Our goal is to provide you with the tools needed to help you on your journey to exceptional bedside care. The Baptist Health System New Grad RN Residency program will provide orientation to your hospital and selected area of practice. You will achieve competency in many areas of nursing practice including acute-care regulatory requirements, interpersonal and critical thinking skills and the technical proficiency required for your chosen clinical area.
Areas of practice include:
Adult Critical Care
ICU Stepdown
Emergency Department
Labor and Delivery
Perioperative
Medical Surgical/Telemetry
Neonatal ICU
About the Program
The program is structured to support new nurse cohort bonding with your peers. You will participate in online and classroom learning, meet and interact with your team members, fellow nurses, administration, nursing and physician leaders. Your program includes an assigned nurse preceptor who will work with you beginning at orientation and throughout your program. You will be supported with ongoing training and will have opportunities for networking and social activities during the year.
Some of the Nurse Residency program proficiencies include:
Integration of evidence-based clinical nursing practice
Shared decision making
Provision of safe, compassionate, patient-centered
Techniques that support positive team and interpersonal communication
Dynamics of family/patient/nurse interaction
Safety and quality improvement to reduce risk of harm
Compliance with approved processes and regulatory requirements
Appropriate use of information technology to prevent errors and support decision making
The program will also include frequent touchpoints for students, social events and activities throughout the year, achievement celebrations, a buddy/preceptor assignment program and more.
2024 Cohort Hire Dates:
Qualifications
To be considered for the program you must have either a Texas RN license, a Compact State RN license or a temporary Texas RN license. You must be a new graduate RN or RN with less than 6 months nursing experience, hold a current BLS for Healthcare Providers Certification, have a BSN or ADN or be planning to pursue your BSN.
No previous experience needed!
Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) upon hire or obtained within 30 days of employment
*Other Certifications maybe required during employment
Associate or bachelor's degree in nursing
Registered Nurse License in the State
Education:
Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Preferred: Academic degree in nursing (bachelor's or master's degree).
Experience:
Required: 1 year of RN experience.
Certifications:
Required: Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy; AHA BLS.
Physical Demands:
Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.
Baptist Health System - San Antonio Job ID #2503009914. Posted job title: Charge Nurse (RN) - Med Surg
| Location | San Antonio, TX |
| Salary | $30–$42 Per Hour |