Registered Nurse, Mother-Baby, Homestead Hospital, $25000 Bonus, Full Time, 7P-7:30A, Specialty-Non-Procedural

Sign-on bonus available with experience. Baptist Health is the region’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, with 12 hospitals, over 29,000 employees, 4,500 physicians, and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities, and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. With internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences, Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and driven by its faith-based mission of medical excellence. For 25 years, we’ve been named one of Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For, and in the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health was the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, earning 45 high-performing honors.

About the Role

The Direct Patient Care Registered Nurse (DPC RN) is a licensed professional who demonstrates proficiency and mastery of core competencies: assessment, technical skills, communication, critical thinking, interpersonal skills, planning, intervention, evaluation, flexibility, organizational skills, professional accountability, leadership, and service. This role delivers patient-family centered care in a culturally competent manner, utilizing and promoting evidence-based practice standards of quality, safety, and service.

Responsibilities

• Perform patient assessments and deliver evidence-based care.
• Utilize technical skills and critical thinking in clinical decision-making.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare teams.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate patient care interventions.
• Demonstrate flexibility, leadership, and professional accountability.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in Nursing (BSN preferred; see additional qualifications for exceptions).
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification.
• Minimum of 1 year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a hospital environment.

Additional Qualifications

• RNs hired prior to 2/1/2012 (South), 10/1/2017 (Bethesda), 10/1/2023 (Boca), or 7/1/2018 (Fishermen’s) are not required to have a BSN to continue in their non-leadership role.
• RNs hired after the above dates with an Associate’s degree must complete a BSN within 3 years of hire.
• RN must complete a preceptor class within twelve months of being deemed competent for independent practice.
• Additional certifications may be required per department standards (e.g., PALS, ONS-Chemotherapy/Biotherapy Provider Card).