RN Surgical Specialty

Job Posting

Note: Local candidates will not be considered. Applicants must reside at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for this position.

Position Highlights

• Acute-care Med/Surg environment with a strong surgical focus
• Care for patients before and after surgical procedures
• Stepdown/PCU-level patients may be assigned
• Typical ratios:
  • 5:1 for surgical patients
  • 3:1 for stepdown patients
• Experience with complex post-operative patient care is essential

Required Experience

• Minimum 1 year of RN experience
• Recent acute-care Med/Surg experience
• Strong surgical/acute-care floor experience required
• Stepdown/PCU experience required
• Experience caring for patients with:
  • New drains
  • Surgical wounds
  • Tracheostomies
  • Ostomies
  • NGT/DHT
  • Post-operative complications and recovery needs
• OR-only experience is not sufficient for this position

Preferred Experience

• ENT experience
• Transplant experience
• Additional stepdown or higher-acuity experience

Required Qualifications

• Knowledge of professional nursing theory, practices, techniques, and procedures
• Ability to organize, plan, coordinate, and evaluate nursing care
• Strong clinical judgment and ability to prioritize patient needs
• Ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary teams
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to effectively respond to diverse cultural and language needs
• Basic computer proficiency

Education

• Required: Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) from an accredited program
• Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or higher from a board-approved program

Licensure & Certifications

• Current RN license in the applicable state or a current multistate compact RN license (eNLC)
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association