Hyperbaric Registered Nurse

Company: St. David's South Austin Medical Center
Location: Round Rock
Posted on: January 6, 2022

Job Description:

Description
Introduction St. David's HealthCare is implementing a new pay range for full-time and part-time unit-based bedside nurses, non-exempt frontline nurse leaders and to a host of non-Nursing roles. Apply today to learn more!

Do you have the career opportunities as a(an) Hyperbaric Registered Nurse you want in your current role? We invest in what matters most to nurses like you - at home, at work, and at every stage in your career. We have an exciting opportunity for you to join St. David's South Austin Medical Center which is a part of the nation's leading provider of healthcare services, HCA Healthcare.
Benefits We are committed to providing benefits that matter to nurses. At St. David's South Austin Medical Center, our benefits package offers 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 - (100% annual match - 3% to 9% of pay based on years of service)
Academic Assistance - and - Reimbursements - for Tuition and Student Loans
Employee Discounts - including Tickets, Retail, Mental Health Apps, Education Apps, Identity Theft Protection etc.
Home , - Auto , and - Pet Insurance
Employee Stock Purchase Program ( ESPP )
Short Term - & - Long Term Disability - coverage
Adoption - Assistance
Legal Benefits - and lots more!
Learn more about Employee Benefits
Do you want to work where you have a voice? Nurses are at the forefront of our commitment to the care and improvement of human life. At HCA Healthcare, there are many ways for nurses to have a voice through professional practice councils, advisory councils, vital voices surveys, and units of distinction. We learn from our multi-generational nursing family. We partner with our Nurses at St. David's South Austin Medical Center!
Job Summary and Qualifications
As a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Center, you will provide patient care related to treating various wounds with or without hyperbaric intervention. You will provide direct assessment and plan of care for patients under the physician director of the service.

* You will develop individualized plans of care for patients referred to the facility
* You will document the assessment, care plan, treatment and evaluation in the electronic medical record or Meditech
* You will perform debridement of necrotic tissue by autolytic, enzymatic, mechanical and/or conservative sharp methods as directed by the physician
* You will apply compression therapy when appropriate
* You will determine patient's priority of care, recognizing an emergent situation and initiating appropriate intervention
* You will perform and document ongoing nursing assessments with particular attention to barotraumas and oxygen toxicity
* You will determine and document the readiness of emergency equipment
* You will monitor and regularly reorder required supplies

Experience
* Experience in Wound Care - preferred

Education
* Associate's degree in Nursing (ADN)

Licenses and Certifications
* Current State of Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license or Compact Registered Nursing License. If Compact License, Texas license must be obtained within 90 days of hire
* Basic Life Support (BLS) certification per St. David's Healthcare policy
* Credential as Certified Wound Specialist - preferred

St. David's South Austin Medical Center is an acute-care facility in central Texas with more than 300 patient beds. The hospital is known in the community for its nationally accredited oncology program - the Sarah Cannon Blood Cancer Center, home to the area's only adult bone marrow transplant program - and Level II trauma center. The facility's full range of specialized services includes cardiovascular care and rehabilitation, imaging services, women's services, joint replacement and orthopedics, surgical services including weight loss surgery, wound care, emergency care, cancer care, nutrition services, and a sleep disorder center. The hospital operates three full-service emergency centers.

St. David's South Austin Medical Center is part of St. David's HealthCare, which is one of the largest healthcare systems in Texas and the third-largest employer in the Austin area. St. David's HealthCare was formed through a unique partnership between HCA Healthcare and two local non-profits - St. David's Foundation and Georgetown Health Foundation.

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.

"Bricks and mortar do not make a hospital. People do."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder If this opportunity is your next step in your career path, we encourage you to apply for our Hyperbaric Registered Nurse opening. We review all applications. Qualified candidates will be contacted by a member of our team. - We are interviewing 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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