Nurse - Progressive Care Unit (New Grad)
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This hospital is an integrated health care system with the purpose of helping patients and communities live well. The organization provides community-based health care in more than 20 communities in two states and 32 specialty areas of medicine. As the largest private employer in western South Dakota, this hospital comprises five hospitals, 24 clinic locations and employs nearly 5,000 physicians and caregivers.
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Top Reasons to Love This Job: 1. Beautiful hospital in a beautiful part of the country! 2. Fantastic opportunity for a new nurse to join a Magnet hospital and gain immediate, hands-on experience 3. Relocation Assistance, benefits, tuition assistance, and shift differentials Top "Must Have Skills for This Job: 1. An SD RN or ADN license or the ability to obtain a license 2. The ability to communicate well and build productive relationships with both patients and other members of the healthcare team 3. A desire to experience acute care and provide excellent patient care Tell Me About This Job: Get your nursing career started in a beautiful setting and with people who want to see you succeed. The Progressive Care Unit is a 48 bed progressive care telemetry unit providing 24-hour nursing care for patients who have a high potential for becoming unstable in the critical stage of their illness and require specialized nursing care for diagnoses such as, but not limited to, cardiovascular conditions, acute and chronic renal failure, respiratory instability, gastrointestinal disorders, sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, pre-and post-operative care, trauma and orthopedic conditions that require monitoring and interventions. Most patients have a secondary or potential secondary cardiac component requiring telemetry monitoring. You'll work a combination of 12-hour day and night shifts; initially you'll work 50% weekends and every other holiday, as is expected of all new employees. With added longevity, you'll be able to customize your schedule more.