Registered Nurse (RN) - ER
Worcester, Massachusetts
Posted Aug 20
- Unit
- ER
What the listing says
Role
- Term
- Permanent
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Overtime
- $20/hr
- Sign-on bonus
- $20,000
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About this role
Overview
Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission? Apply today and bring your passion for nursing to a place where it truly matters!
At Saint Vincent Hospital, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
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- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Career development and continuing education opportunities
- Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
- Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance
Note : Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status
Job Summary
Up to $20,000 Sign-on Bonus Based on Eligibility
This role provides direct clinical patient care. The role will assume responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing direct clinical care to assigned patients on a per shift basis, and unit level. The role is responsible for supervision of staff to which appropriate care is delegated. The role is accountable to support CNO to ensure high quality, safe and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and appropriate resource management related to patient care.
Responsibilities
- The RN provides high-quality, safe, cost-effective, total nursing care to all patients. The RN assumes responsibility for overall coordination and integration of patient care based on the nursing process.
- The RN directs care according to established standards of safety, risk management, QI, and Infection Control, with the goal being to discharge the patient with an optimum level of care provided.
- Assumes responsibility for coordination and planning of patient care within the prescribed medical regime.
- Performs and fulfills all HICS (hospital incident command system) responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed and needed by the facility in times of emergency and/or disaster.
- Responsible for knowing the Hospital’s emergency codes, including the purpose and appropriate action for each, and adheres to the Hospital policies and procedures for each emergency code.
- Performs related duties as required
Qualifications
- Required:
Education
Graduated from a state approved school of nursing or an accredited school.
Certification
- Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy
- CPR
- Preferred:
Education
Academic degree in nursing (bachelor's or master's degree).
Organization Description
Saint Vincent Hospital has been providing high-quality healthcare to Worcester and the surrounding communities for more than 125 years. At Saint Vincent Hospital, we believe you should have access to the treatments you need without having to travel far from home. We are proud to have been the first hospital in central Massachusetts to offer robotically assisted surgical procedures and minimally invasive, computer-assisted joint replacements.
Some of the distinctions we have received include designations as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Services, Bariatric Surgery, and both Knee and Hip Replacement. We continue to be leaders in advanced treatments like ourCyberKnife Radiosurgery, and our Cardiac Rehabilitation Program whichoffers a unique, specialized approach to overcoming heart health challenges. Healthgrades awarded Saint Vincent Hospital #1 in Cardiology in the state and one of Americas 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention in 2023 and 2024, which puts Saint Vincent Hospital in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for coronary intervention.
At Saint Vincent Hospital, you can grow your career skills through a wide range of specialties and help support the overall health of our community. Join our team!
Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
Tenet participates in the E-Verify program. Follow the link below for additional information.
E-Verify: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify
The employment practices of Tenet Healthcare and its companies comply with all applicable laws and regulations. 2603019973
- The RN provides high-quality, safe, cost-effective, total nursing care to all patients. The RN assumes responsibility for overall coordination and integration of patient care based on the nursing process.
- The RN directs care according to established standards of safety, risk management, QI, and Infection Control, with the goal being to discharge the patient with an optimum level of care provided.
- Assumes responsibility for coordination and planning of patient care within the prescribed medical regime.
- Performs and fulfills all HICS (hospital incident command system) responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed and needed by the facility in times of emergency and/or disaster.
- Responsible for knowing the Hospital’s emergency codes, including the purpose and appropriate action for each, and adheres to the Hospital policies and procedures for each emergency code.
- Performs related duties as required
- Required:
Education
Graduated from a state approved school of nursing or an accredited school.
Certification
- Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy
- CPR
- Preferred:
Education
Academic degree in nursing (bachelor's or master's degree).
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Requirements
- Required:
- Graduated from a state approved school of nursing or an accredited school.
- Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy
- CPR
- Preferred:
- Academic degree in nursing (bachelor's or master's degree).
- Organization Description
- Saint Vincent Hospital has been providing high-quality healthcare to Worcester and the surrounding communities for more than 125 years. At Saint Vincent Hospital, we believe you should have access to the treatments you need without having to travel far from home. We are proud to have been the first hospital in central Massachusetts to offer robotically assisted surgical procedures and minimally invasive, computer-assisted joint replacements. Some of the distinctions we have received include designations as a Blue Distinction Center for Cardiac Services, Bariatric Surgery, and both Knee and Hip Replacement. We continue to be leaders in advanced treatments like ourCyberKnife Radiosurgery, and our Cardiac Rehabilitation Program whichoffers a unique, specialized approach to overcoming heart health challenges. Healthgrades awarded Saint Vincent Hospital #1 in Cardiology in the state and one of Americas 100 Best Hospitals for Coronary Intervention in 2023 and 2024, which puts Saint Vincent Hospital in the top 5% of hospitals nationwide for coronary intervention. At Saint Vincent Hospital, you can grow your career skills through a wide range of specialties and help support the overall health of our community. Join our team!
- Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.
- Tenet participates in the E-Verify program. Follow the link below for additional information.
- E-Verify: http://www.uscis.gov/e-verify
- The employment practices of Tenet Healthcare and its companies comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
- 2603019973
- The RN provides high-quality, safe, cost-effective, total nursing care to all patients. The RN assumes responsibility for overall coordination and integration of patient care based on the nursing process.
- The RN directs care according to established standards of safety, risk management, QI, and Infection Control, with the goal being to discharge the patient with an optimum level of care provided.
- Assumes responsibility for coordination and planning of patient care within the prescribed medical regime.
- Performs related duties as required
Benefits
- Employee discount
- Health savings account
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
- Pet insurance
- Flexible spending account
- Employee assistance program
Place
- City
- Worcester, Massachusetts
- Median rent
- $1,487/mo
- Local household income
- $70,102/yr
- Metro price level
- 3% above the national average
- Campus
- ST Vincent Hospital
- Address
- 123 SUMMER STREET, WORCESTER, MA, 01608
- CMS overall rating
- 2 of 5 stars (Care Compare, Sep 2026)
- Beds
- 244
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Worcester area index 102.5, where 100 is the national average.
Worcester, the 'Heart of the Commonwealth,' blends college-town energy with central New England convenience. Holy Cross, Clark, and WPI keep the dining and arts scene lively, while Elm Park offers a green retreat between shifts. For nurses, it's a practical midpoint between Boston and the Berkshires with urban perks at a calmer pace.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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