New General Acute Care Hospital - Kingman, AZ

Opening October 2009:

Are you looking for a new beginning with an all-new team, fresh ideas and enthusiastic leaders? Have you longed to work in a brand new hospital with all new equipment? Are you ready for a change? Then join us at Hualapai (whall-uh-pie) Mountain Medical Center in Kingman, Arizona, opening in October of 2009.

This general acute care hospital will be in the temperate high desert at the foot of the Hualapai Mountains in northwest Arizona between Las Vegas and Phoenix. Located at the junctions of Interstate 40 and the famed and historic Route 66, Kingman is classic “Americana,” offering tranquility and a family-friendly quality of life with panoramic views and a paradise for lovers of the great outdoors. And with the completion of the Hoover Dam bypass, we’ll just be about an hour away from entertainment and world-class shopping in Las Vegas.

Hualapai Mountain Medical Center is owned and operated by MedCath Inc., a nationwide hospital system ranked 11th out of nearly 100 hospital systems in the United States for quality of service and patient safety by the Joint Commission Journal of Quality and Patient Safety. We believe partnership and collaboration with our physicians is the key to improved patient care and clinical outcomes. We are hiring RN's with Telemetry experience and the following qualifications:

Position Summary:

This professional staff person is responsible for performing assessments, developing a plan of care, implementing and evaluating the care. The RN administers medications and treatments as ordered by physicians and in keeping with the current clinical nursing practice. The RN is responsible for directing, monitoring and evaluating the care delegated to non-licensed personnel. As a member of the interdisciplinary care team, the RN works collaboratively with the other members to assure the safe and accurate delivery of care. In addition, the RN performs a range of technical services in a cross-functional mode to comprehensively serve patient needs. Assumes, under the direction of the Laboratory, responsibility for patient specimen testing, quality control, quality improvement, and equipment maintenance.

Qualifications/Specifications:

* Education: Graduate of a nursing program.

* Licensure/Certification: Registered Nurse with current state licensure or licensure from a state within the Nursing Compact. BLS certification required within 30 days of hire. Successful completion of AHA approved course in ACLS within one year of employment required for all nursing areas except Executive Wellness and OR. ACLS preferred for OR and Executive Wellness nurses who cross train into other nursing areas. PALS or ENPC certification required for Emergency Room nurses within one year of employment.

* Experience: Minimum of one-year adult, acute care with cardiology/cardiovascular nursing preferred.

Go to www.medcathcareers.com to apply to this position.