Registered Nurse I - Neonatal ICU - Covenant Children's Hospital

Company: St. Joseph Health / Covenant Health
Location: Lubbock
Posted on: May 16, 2022

Job Description:

**Registered Nurse**The RN independently uses the nursing process to safely, therapeutically and efficiently care for a group of patients. Uses information from a variety of sources to assess, plan, implement, identify outcomes and evaluate patient's plan of care.**Minimum Qualifications:**+ Must meet the criteria to sit for the NCLEX examination and become licensed in the state of Texas.+ Bachelor's Degree - Nursing; must achieve within 5 years of employment as a Registered Nurse; required for promotion to RN IV.+ Required (Texas locations): Candidates must meet the criteria to sit for the NCLEX examination and become licensed in the state of Texas.+ BLS (AHA) certification within 30 days of hire.+ ACLS within 1 year (exception: 607000 - NICU and 638000 - Mom Baby do not require ACLS; see Dept Spec section).+ Please see Dept Spec section for additional L requirements.+ Specialty certification required for promotion to RN IV.+ 1 Year - Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP.)Our best-in-class benefits (https://covenanthealth.jobs/employee-benefits/) are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our mission (https://www.covenanthealth.org/about-us/mission-vision-and-values/) of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.Covenant Health is celebrating over 100 years of serving Lubbock and our South Plains region. As the oldest and largest health system in Lubbock and the region, we currently employ over 5,200 people with a medical staff of over 600 physicians.For over 100 years, Covenant has been driven by a mission of providing a Christian ministry of healing and caring for the whole person - mind, body and spirit. Our vision and differentiator is we are the only faith-based, integrated health network in the West Texas/eastern New Mexico region dedicated to a Christian ministry of healing.As an expression of our mission, we believe we hold an important Covenant with our patients and try and treat every interaction as Sacred Encounters.Our ministry includes six hospitals with over 1,100 licensed beds:Covenant Medical Center - CMCCovenant Children'sCovenant SpecialtyCovenant Plainview - PLVCovenant Levelland - LVLTrustpoint (joint venture: Rehab Hospital of Lubbock)Covenant Medical Group (CMG)Covenant Health PartnersHospice of LubbockCovenant Health's total service area includes 25 counties that covers most of West Texas and eastern New Mexico. The service area covers approximately 750,000 people and approximately 35,000 square miles.Covenant provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Covenant complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. Positions specified as "on call, per diem" refers to employment consisting of shifts scheduled on as "as needed basis" to fill in for staff vacancies.Company: Covenant HealthCategory: NICU/PICU NursingReq ID: R359362

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