Full-Time Nights (Rotating Weekends) 

Blake Medical Center is located in Bradenton, Florida, just minutes from the beautiful Gulf Coast beaches of Manatee County. Our 383-bed, level II trauma center and has received official verification by the American College of Surgeons. Our Internal Medicine Residency Training Program will formally begin in July of 2016, allowing us to accept and teach resident physicians at our hospital. Blake is also a proud recipient of the American Heart Association’s Gold Fit Friendly Designation for our above and beyond dedication to employees’ health.  Also, our Florida community, North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, ranks No. 3 overall and No. 1 in financial well-being on the Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index®!

Summary

Our 42-bed Progressive Care Unit (PCU) and 38-bed Telemetry Unit (SSU), both located on the fourth floor of the hospital, are committed to fulfilling our hospital’s mission statement “to provide exceptional care to every patient, every time.”   

• PCU and Telemetry host a variety of patient acuities/diagnoses including: Medical Telemetry, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath Lab (Diagnostic and PCI cases), Pre/Post Pacer-Insertion, CHF, Chest Pain, non-STEMI Cardiac diagnoses, Neuro/Stroke, Pneumonia, and Sepsis.
• Major Equipment Used:  IV pumps, Dinamaps, Dopplers, Lifting Equipment, Accu-Check, Accu-Dose, Crash Cart, Telemetry

Qualifications

• Nursing Diploma or ASN required, BSN preferred
• Current Florida State Registered Nursing license                              
• Current BLS (Basic Life Support) through American Heart Association required               
• Current ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) preferred; required within 6 months of hire
• National Certification (PCCN) preferred; required within 6 months of hire
• Minimum two years acute care RN experience required
• Prior Charge RN/Supervisory experience desired
• Prior telemetry training course preferred

Compensation commensurate with experience with salary range between $25.50/hr - $39.46/hr. $5k sign on bonus/ relocation: $3 - $10k, dependent on where they are relocating from.