Job Title: Inpatient Registered Nurse (RN) – Mixed Emergency & Medical/Surgical
Job Summary
We are seeking a versatile, highly skilled, and motivated Registered Nurse (RN) to join our inpatient team at a 25-bed Critical Access Hospital. This unique role requires a dynamic professional capable of "hitting the ground running" and working independently across multiple clinical spheres. You will care for a vast array of patients across the lifespan by assessing, planning, providing, and evaluating comprehensive nursing care utilizing critical thinking and sound clinical judgment.
If you are a team player, an exceptional communicator, and a driven nurse who loves the pace of a community-focused hospital environment, this role offers rewarding professional growth and a highly supportive workplace culture.
Compensation & Core Perks
- Hourly Rate: $33.90 - $45.25 / hour (Determined strictly by verifiable years of experience)
- Estimated Annual Salary: $70,512 - $94,120 (Based on a standard 40-hour workweek)
- Full-Time Threshold: Full-time comprehensive health benefits trigger at a minimum of just 30 hours per week.
Key Responsibilities
- Comprehensive Patient Care: Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate personalized nursing care plans for an expansive patient population ranging from newborn to geriatric.
- Cross-Departmental Competency: Confidently manage workflows spanning the Emergency Department (ED), Medical/Surgical unit, and Progressive Care/Telemetry environments.
- Cardiac & Telemetry Monitoring: Maintain continuous, accurate monitoring of cardiac telemetry and respond rapidly to acute changes in patient status.
- Clinical Documentation: Assume full responsibility for accurate, real-time documentation of nursing judgments, interventions, and outcomes on your assigned unit.
- Collaborative Leadership: Act as an empowering team player, communicating seamlessly across interdisciplinary medical teams to promote patient safety and satisfaction.
Candidate Requirements & Qualifications
Experience & Setting Exposure
- Emergency Department: Minimum of 2+ years of dedicated ED experience [Required].
- Inpatient Care: Minimum of 2+ years of combined ICU, PCU, or Medical/Surgical experience [Required].
- Telemetry Skills: Proven competence with cardiac monitoring and telemetry protocols [Required].
- Operational Drive: Prior experience working in rural or small/Critical Access facilities is preferred. Must be comfortable making independent nursing decisions with minimal supervision.
Licensure & Certifications
Application Documentation
- Profile Checklist: Up-to-date work history, a clinical skills checklist from within the past year, and 1 supervisory signed reference from within the last two years of employment [Required].
Comprehensive Benefits & Well-being Package
- Low-Cost Health Insurance: Various medical options (with plans starting as low as $0) plus full Dental and Vision coverage.
- Financial & Future Security: Retirement 403(b) plan, Short-Term Disability, and Tuition Reimbursement pathways.
- Unique Additions: Pet Insurance, Wellness Reimbursement programs, and a dedicated 24/7 on-site employee exercise facility.
- Work-Life Balance: Flexible scheduling options inside a friendly, smoke-free campus with low-cost, healthy meals available daily.
- Dress Code Flexibility: Personal scrubs of any choice or color.