Overview

Memorial Hospital in Temple, TX, part of Baylor Scott & White Health is seeking a full time Registered Nurse to join our amazing Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit (STC-5)! 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. 

**$10k sign-on bonus offered to qualified candidates

Schedule: Full Time - Days/Nights - 36 hours per week

Unit Summary

This 36 bed telemetry monitored nursing unit provides the opportunity to work with a wide variety of patients ranging in age from Adults to Geriatrics. The conditions that are within the scope of service for STC-5 include but are not limited to the following:

• Wide variety of Medical Diagnosis, Most patients we see come from the ICU, especially the MICU
• Patients requiring medication regimens
• Patients with impaired respiratory status
• Patients requiring airborne, contact and/or droplet precautions
• Patients requiring nutritional support
• Patients requiring wound and skin care
• Diagnostic procedures including thoracentesis, lumbar punctures, central line placement, paracentesis, angio-cath insertion, pacemaker and collection of specimens
• Patients requiring N/G suction
• Patients requiring cardiac monitoring
• Patients with GI abnormalities
• Severe Sepsis
• Bi-Pap machines ( external vent)
• CHF
• Multi-Organ Failure points.

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.   

Baylor Scott & White Health is the most awarded system in Texas, and a Certified Great Place to Work!  Consider a career move to Memorial Hospital and join our exceptional nursing team committed to something better. 

Requirements of the Ideal Candidate

• Graduate of RN School of Nursing
• ADN required; BSN preferred
• Active RN License
• Minimum of 6 Months of RN experience
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Required.