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Posted Aug 12

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Role

Schedule
36 hours
Term
Permanent
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Experience
2+ years

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Pay

Relocation
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About this role

Baylor Scott & White Health Medical Center is seeking a Full Time Registered Nurse to join our Ortho Trauma Progressive Care Unit (5 South). The #1 city in the nation for Nursing opportunities and advancement. Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital is a 636-bed specialty care teaching hospital and the only Level 1 Trauma Center between Dallas and Austin.

Schedule

Full Time - 36 hours per week

Unit Summary

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This is a 35-bed monitored nursing unit that provides the opportunity to work with a wide variety of patients ranging from adults to Geriatrics. The conditions that are within the scope of service include the following but are not limited to:

Post ICU trauma patients (serious traumatic injury to 2 or more body systems) Complex Plastic reconstructive surgeries (including reconstructive flaps and graft sites, post cancer reconstruction, and trauma related reconstruction) Complex ENT patients including free muscle flaps and neck dissections. Complex ENT reconstructive tracheostomies and laryngectomies Traumatic Complex Fractures and musculoskeletal wounds Elective Joint Replacements – Rapid Recovery Program Sports Injuries Spinal Deformities Complicated Pelvic, Hip, and compression Fractures Skeletal Malformations and Abnormalities Amputations and Prosthesis Neurosurgery, Vascular Surgery, General Surgery Medical/Surgical patients including those requiring Telemetry

Benefits

Our competitive benefits package includes the following

  • Immediate eligibility for health and welfare benefits
  • 401(k) savings plan with dollar-for-dollar match up to 5%
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • PTO accrual beginning Day 1

Note: Benefits may vary based upon position type and/or level

Baylor Scott & White Health Registered Nurses Enjoy

Competitive pay including an RN Bonus Program rewarding nurses for providing exceptional care and improving patient outcomes. Attractive Relocation Assistance for full-time candidates. A strong shared governance model featuring unit-based councils that empower nurses and improve patient outcomes.

Access to more than 4,000 hours of online continuing education for professional development. A strong system Nurse Practice Council that uses autonomy, authority, and accountability in collaboration with transformational nursing leadership to drive nursing practice throughout Baylor Scott & White Health. A spirit of inquiry and innovation that promotes Evidence-based practice, research, and innovations in nursing practice.

A healthy work environment and culture of safety using inter-professional collaboration and professional competencies to meet the needs of patients to provide safe passage and quality outcomes at every encounter.

Why Baylor Scott & White Health

At Baylor Scott & White Health, we empower each other to create healthier communities and deliver safe and high-quality care across the state of Texas. With more than 52 hospitals, 800 access points, a quality health plan and an award-winning research institute, you’ll enjoy endless opportunities to make your mark on the future of healthcare. At Baylor Scott and White Health, you’ll be joining a team that’s committed to better. Because better never settles. And neither should you.

As the largest not-for-profit healthcare system in Texas and one of the largest in the United States, Baylor Scott & White Health has the resources to offer a variety of career opportunities to meet your personal and professional goals.

The Baylor Scott & White Health nursing team challenges each other to innovate, to constantly raise the bar and to never settle. Every day, our diverse group of team members bring unique talents, a passion for innovation and a deep Commitment to those we serve. #featuredjob722

Requirements Of The Ideal Candidate

  • Graduate of RN School of Nursing
  • ADN required
  • Active RN License
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Require or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer

Qualifications

  • EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program
  • MAJOR - Nursing
  • MAJOR - Nursing
  • MAJOR - Nursing
  • EXPERIENCE - 2 Years of Experience
  • CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -

Registered Nurse (RN)

Basic Life Support (BLS): BLS or BLS within 30 days of hire or transfer.

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Requirements

  • EDUCATION - Grad of an Accredited Program
  • MAJOR - Nursing
  • EXPERIENCE - 2 Years of Experience
  • CERTIFICATION/LICENSE/REGISTRATION -

Place

City
Killeen, Texas
Median rent
$1,208/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$60,977/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

Metro price level
9% below the national average

Killeen area index 91.1, where 100 is the national average.

Map showing the location of Killeen, TX
Approximate location in Killeen, TX. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.

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Baylor Scott & White Health is the largest not-for-profit health system in Texas, serving more than three million customers through 55 hospitals, including flagship academic medical centers in Dallas, Fort Worth, and Temple. The system includes the Baylor Scott &…

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