Registered Nurse in Columbus, Indiana at Columbus Regional Health

What you need to know about this position:

• Our Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) is a 13-bed unit with approximately 6,000 patients annually and is responsible for safely and efficiently recovering patients from anesthesia following a procedure.
• While your interactions with our patients might be brief, your role as a Registered Nurse will be critical as you help to put the patient and his/her family at ease during recovery from anesthesia and transferring the patient to a floor or discharging home after the procedure.
• A new Registered Nurse in this unit will have an hourly base rate starting at $33.34. An experienced Registered Nurse can expect an hourly base rate in the top 25% of nurses in the region. Compensation offered is highly competitive based on years of RN experience, job performance and the market.
  • **Contact CRH HR (or 812-376-5627) to learn more about our compensation.
• RN positions are eligible for applicable shift differentials and Sunday/holiday premiums.
• In this position you would be scheduled to work 3 -12-hour day shifts (36 hours/week, considered full-time) with start/end times of 11:00am-11:30pm.
  • Call requirement: one fixed night every other week, plus additional call shifts as needed
  • "On call" one holiday or holiday weekend per year.
• With at least 16 hours per week, this position is benefit eligible.

What is required for this position:

• Upon hire, you must have:
  • Associate of Nursing (ASN) or equivalent required; Bachelor of Nursing (BSN) preferred.
  • Indiana Registered Nurse License or Multi-State Registered Nurse License through the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) required.
• Within 30 days of hire you must have (CRH provides training & time to acquire certification after employment):
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
  • Pediatric Advance Life Support (PALS) certification.
• Prior surgical, PACU or ICU experience preferred.
• This position requires frequent standing, walking, talking and listening and lifting or moving more than 50 lbs.