RN Medical Surgical Pulmonary Renal Unit

Hourly Wage Estimate: $31.70 - $47.54 / hour. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary include your specific skills, years of experience, and comparison to other employees already in this role. Currently offering a sign-on bonus up to $20k.

About the role

Full-time position (36 hours per week) with rotating weekends and holidays. Night shift: 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM. Self-scheduling available.

At LewisGale Medical Center, you will contribute to our success by delivering high-quality, patient-centered care in the Medical Surgical Pulmonary Unit. Every role impacts our patients' lives, and you will have the opportunity to make a difference. As a Registered Nurse, you will collaborate with medical providers and the care team to provide personalized, comprehensive, and compassionate care, following established nursing models such as "Assess, Perform, Teach, and Manage." You will act as an advocate for patients, families, and caregivers, embodying the organization's vision, mission, and values to ensure an outstanding patient experience and positive clinical outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Assess the patient's condition during admission and each scheduled shift, promptly identifying and reporting any changes in patient status.
• Perform procedures, monitoring, or other functions as ordered by the medical provider(s), ensuring thorough and timely documentation of care administration in the patient's medical record.
• Administer prescribed medications, monitor the patient for therapeutic response, and take appropriate action in the event of an unintended response to the medication.
• Provide exceptional care by responding promptly to patient requests, proactively anticipating patient needs, and resolving them.
• Educate patients, families, and caregivers about the patient's medical condition, treatment plan, medications, possible side effects, and follow-up measures, ensuring complete understanding by translating complex medical terminology.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse license.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Instructor certification must be obtained within 30 days of employment start date.
• Associate Degree or Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.

Benefits

LewisGale Medical Center offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career, and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay, including prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, free telemedicine services, and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, and long-term care coverage.
• Moving assistance, pet insurance, and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical, and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder, and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning, and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and other discount programs.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services, and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage, and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full- and part-time colleagues based on income.

About the organization

LewisGale Medical Center has provided quality healthcare services since 1909, offering patients access to trained physicians and advanced technology. Our 500+ bed hospital is one of the leading acute care facilities in the Salem area. We specialize in heart and vascular care—including the latest advanced technology available through our designated Heart Center—as well as orthopedics and spine care, services for mental and behavioral health, and cancer care. At LewisGale Medical Center, our "care like family" culture extends to our patients, our people, and our community.

HCA Healthcare, our parent organization, has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.