What are the responsibilities and job description for the New Grad RN position at Methodist Hospital Atascosa?
Overview
The Methodist Hospital Atascosa is committed to the growth and development of its future nurses. The HCA Nurse Residency Program provides a year-long program designed to give you hands-on experience, helping establish valuable clinical and critical thinking skills.
Benefits
- Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health, and telemedicine services
- Wellbeing Support: Free counseling and referral services
- Time Away from Work: Paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence
- Savings and Retirement: 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support, and financial wellbeing counseling
- Education Support: Tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships, and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
- Additional Benefits: Fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection, and consumer discounts
Job Summary and Qualifications
- Advanced clinical training in a specialty area
- Monthly educational sessions
- Preceptorship training with a facility preceptor
- Measurement and evaluation of skills through hands-on simulations
- Mentoring from experienced nurse leaders
- Working collaboratively on an evidence-based practice project
Responsibilities
- Assess patient condition during admission and during each shift as scheduled, identifying and reporting any changes in patient status
- Perform procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider(s)
- Document the administration of care in the patient medical record in a timely and thorough manner
- Perform the administration of prescribed medications
- Monitor patient for therapeutic response
- Teach patients, families, and caregivers about patient medical condition, patient status, treatment plan, medications, and possible side effects
Qualifications
- BLS obtained within 30 days of employment
- ACLS obtained within 1 year of employment
- No previous experience needed
- Associate or Bachelor's degree in Nursing
- Registered Nurse License or Graduate Nurse in the State
- No previous experience needed
