Registered Nurse - RN - Pulmonary Medical Progress

Company: Mission Hospital
Location: Morganton
Posted on: September 18, 2023

Job Description:

Description
Pulmonary Medical Progressive Care Unit at HCA Mission Hospital

Registered Nurse - Full-Time - Days

***Eligible for $30,000 sign-on bonus with a 2 year commitment to Mission Health***

Only new hires eligible for sign-on bonus; prior employees have to be separated from Mission for at least 1 year to be re-eligible for sign-on bonus.

Mission Hospital is committed to investing in the latest technology enabling nurses to work more efficiently. Are you passionate about delivering patient-centered care? Submit your application for Registered Nurse Pulmonary Medical Progressive Care Unit position and spend more time at the bedside with the patient.

Benefits

At Mission Hospital, we want to ensure we support you through all stages of your life as a nurse. We offer eligible colleagues an attractive benefit package that includes medical, wellbeing, dental and vision benefits along with some unique benefits including:

* Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance and Flexible Spending
* Paid Time Off (PTO) and Personal Leave
* 401k retirement plan
* Identify Theft Protection
* Pet Insurance
* Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)
* Short Term & Long Term Disability coverage
* Tuition reimbursement
* Student loan assistance program
* Employee discount program and lots more!

You contribute to our success, let us contribute to yours! Whether you choose to focus on bedside care, a leadership or C-suite role, shape business and operational outcomes, or work to deliver clinical excellence behind the scenes in data science, case management or transfer centers. Unlock your potential at Mission Hospital!

Unit Insights:

PMPC/PMCU is a fast paced and team focused 39 bed progressive care and medsurg telemetry unit. 23 progressive care and 16 medsurg telemetry beds. PMPC offers a unique opportunity not afforded in most hospitals, specializing in acutely ill respiratory patient population. This critically important subspecialty affords nurses a unique opportunity to gain experiences not offered anywhere else at Mission, outside of the ICU setting.

We are hiring top talent to this awesome team - if you're a registered nurse who's looking to expand your skill set into higher-acuity, intensive care-related work, apply today!

Patient Population:
PMPC specializes in vented tracheostomy patients and vent weaning.
Our unit also cares for Chest tubes, Rescue Bipap, fresh tracheostomies, decortications of the lung, high flow oxygen administration, home vents, cpaps, pulse ox studies, etc.
Nursing on PMPC / PMCU:
PMPC and PMCU nurses are equipped in several unit specific competencies that uniquely prepare them for easy transition into ICU settings: PMPC manages several drips as well, including heparin, Cardizem, insulin, amiodarone, dopamine, and now taking low dose Precedex drip patients from the ICU.

3:1 ratios on the progressive care side and 4:1 on the Medsurg tele side

Dedicated respiratory therapist and pharmacist that remain on the unit

Team-Based CareMmodel including the Nurses, Physicians, case managers, social workers, pharmacists, house supervisors, PT/OT, and others.
Registered Nurse at Mission Hospital:

Required Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing or enroll in a BSN or advanced degree program and obtain a BSN within 5 years of hire date into RN position. Grandfathering will be accepted between departments and Mission Health entities. Exemptions or extensions may be approved by the facility CNO and reported out to the CNO Council members. Each facility will ensure tracking of exemptions should this information be needed. RNs with 10 years or - more of experience are exempt.

Preferred Education: Masters in Nursing.

Required License or - Certifications: Must have and maintain current licensure as registered nurse with the North Carolina Board of Nursing. eNLC (Enhanced Nurse License Compact) license may apply, licensee should confirm with NCBON Certificate: BLS Healthcare Provider.

Preferred License or -Certifications: National Certification in area of specialty.

Required Experience: One-year hospital nursing experience is the minimum requirement for the Registered Nurse role. - Please see ""Preferred experience"" for department-specific needs.

Preferred Experience: Previous experience working on a unit caring for an acute patient population in a hospital setting; familiarity working with trachs, vents, drips, etc.

Mission Hospital, located in Asheville, North Carolina, serves as the regional referral center for tertiary and quaternary care in western North Carolina and the adjoining region. Mission Hospital is licensed for more than 800 beds and houses the region's only dedicated Level II trauma center. It also includes Mission Children's Hospital - the region's only children's hospital. The flagship hospital of Mission Health, Mission Hospital has been consistently ranked as one of the nation's Top 100 Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics. Mission Hospital, a member of Mission Health, is an operating division of HCA Healthcare.

HCA Healthcare has been named one of the World's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute for over a
decade. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

""Across HCA Healthcare's more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.

Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."" - Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive

Join a family that cares about every stage in your career! We are interviewing candidates for our
RN opening. Apply today and a member of our Talent Acquisition team will reach out.

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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