RN ICU
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
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UP TO $12,000 NEW HIRE SIGN ON BONUS!*** (Details Below)
We are searching for a Registered Nurse for ICU to perform a variety of duties involving coordinating total nursing care for patients, participating in patient and family teaching and providing leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice within an assigned patient care unit. Has knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, which is appropriate to the age group of patients regularly served. May assume Charge responsibility for assigned personnel and activities as required or directed.
SLH-ICU/SICU is part of a Level II Trauma center and is comprised of 24 beds. Our Critical Care Unit provides exceptional care to a multitude of critically ill patients. This includes hemodynamically unstable patients of varying diagnoses including, but not limited to: acute respiratory failure, acute MI with and without intervention, cardiogenic shock, heart blocks, life threatening arrhythmias, sepsis/septic shock, renal failure, DKA, acute CVA, hypertensive crisis, acute GI bleed, multiple trauma, multi-system organ failure and major surgical cases including vascular and neurosurgical services.
Location: St. Luke’s Hospital – New Bedford, MA
Hours: 32 hours (Part Time with Benefits)
Shift: DAY/EVE, (2) 7:00am-7:30pm and (1) 3:00pm-11:30pm with weekend & holiday rotations
Education And/or Experience Requirements
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing or equivalent is required. Current RN Licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is required. Basic Life Support (BLS) certification is required. Six (6) months of RN ICU experience required.
By accepting employment with Southcoast, you understand that you are required to be fully vaccinated against seasonal Influenza and COVID-19, or to request an exemption from the requirement by signing a statement certifying you are choosing to be exempt from vaccination for medical or personal reasons, once hired.
- **Sign On Details***
$12,000 New Hire Sign On with 3+ years of ICU RN experience$9,600 New Hire Sign On with 1-3 years of ICU RN experience$8,000 New Hire Sign On with 1+ years of Hospital RN Experience OR Less than 1 year ICU RN experienceRehires termed greater than 1 year are eligible
Southcoast Health is a community-based health delivery system with multiple access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. For more than 100 years, we have provided quality, patient-focused care in a state-of-the-art environment. By uniting a single purpose and building an integrated system of services and resources, we have become one of the largest and fastest-growing health systems in Massachusetts.
Together We Are More. We are committed to providing our employees in Massachusetts and Rhode Island with optimal benefits that promote a healthy work/life balance and add value to our employees’ lives.
Generous Earned Time Off Package**Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance*Tuition Assistance**Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance*Life & AD&D insurance*Flexible Spending Accounts*403B Retirement Plan with matchEmployee Assistance ProgramEmployee Discount ProgramCareer Development OpportunitiesAvailable to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 24 hours.Available to regular status employees who are scheduled to work a minimum of 20 hours.
Southcoast Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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