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

Blake Medical Center received its first Level II Trauma designation by the State of Florida in 2012 followed by  the American College of Surgeons Consultation in 2013.  As a Primary Stroke Center and Award-winning Heart Care and Chest Pain Center, our Emergency Department  is equipped with 19 beds plus 2 Trauma Bays (and separate “fast track” beds) to provide exceptional 24-hour emergency care for the patients we serve!

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, PALS, and TNCC preferred, required within 6 months of hire
• ABLS (Advanced Burn Life Support) preferred, required within 12 months of hire
• National Institute of Health (NIH) Stroke Scale certification required - available online at strokeassociation.org.
• Minimum one year RN experience required; prior ED/Trauma experience desired
• Customer service abilities including effective listening skills
• Prior HCA/Meditech experience desired
• Prior Pediatric Nursing experience desired 
• Prior Burn experience desired, but not required

Compensation commensurate with experience with salary range between $23/hr - $37/hr $4.50/night differential. $7500 sign on bonus / relocation: $3-10k, dependent on where they are relocating from.