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St. David’s HealthCare has been awarded #1 Best Places to Work in Central Texas by the Austin Business Journal in 2007, 2008 and 2009. In addition, our facilities have been awarded the designation "Pathway to Excellence" by the ANCC. The Pathway to Excellence Standards represent qualities that both nurses and research evidence support as being important to the provision of the highest quality of patient care, nursing practice, professional development and job satisfaction, thereby encouraging retention of nurses.

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Unit Description:
5 East is a 27-bed unit that also has 6 medical/surgical overflow beds for a total of 33 beds with all rooms being private. The unit provides services to patients with a wide variety of neurological illnesses that require either medical or surgical treatment including CVA, TIA, laminectomy, spinal fusions, deep brain stimulators, brain tumors, MS, seizures, cerebral aneurysms, Parkinson’s disease, hydrocephalus, myasthenia gravis, vagal nerve stimulation for seizures, as well as a variety of other medical and surgical treatments. 5 East is also the pediatric unit taking care of patients between the ages of 1yr to 13yrs of age.

Unit Benefits:
· 12 hour shifts.
· Shift differentials, and weekend plans are available
· Sign-on and relocation bonuses available
· 12 week Graduate Nurse Apprenticeship
· Quarterly Neuro Education Series
· Experienced Neuro Charge Nurses
· Annual Neuro Conference

Experience:
The unit will accept Registered Nurses and Graduate Nurses that are committed to developing and enhancing their knowledge in neurological nursing.