Registered Nurse - PCCU

Tucson Medical Center; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 61,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Tucson Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse for the PCCU, focusing on high-acuity patient care. The role involves providing direct patient care, coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring the safety and well-being of acutely ill patients. Ideal candidates will have strong critical thinking skills and certification in Basic Life Support.

Qualifications

• Current RN licensure permitting work in the State of Arizona.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• One year of nursing experience in an acute care setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, and consults with specialists.
• Coordinates patient care planning and maintains patient documentation.
• Works with interdisciplinary team to implement patient care plans.

Skills

Critical thinking

Patient care

Communication

Education

Graduation from a qualified, nationally-accredited nursing program

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Post Critical Care is a 27-bed fast-paced high acuity unit with a 3:1 RN ratio. PCCU team members are ACLS certified and care for a diverse population of acutely ill patients. Some examples of the patient population are:

• Hemodynamically unstable patients requiring active titration of vasoactive infusions
• Complex diabetic patients, to include DKA, requiring continuous insulin infusions
• Patients with tracheostomy requiring long term ventilation
• Respiratory distress patients requiring heated high flow and continuous Bipap
• Patients that are COVID-19 positive
• Post-operative cardiothoracic, general and vascular surgery patients
  
  

Summary

Coordinates patient care planning with other disciplines utilizing the principles of the nursing process and critical thinking skills in order to maintain patient safety and well-being.

Essential Functions

Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure safe patient care.

Writes or obtains initial nursing histories, assesses patients' conditions and develops individual care plans; maintains patient documentation.

Receives and reviews preceding shift reports and floor nurse reports; makes complete rounds of all units, and notes patients' condition.

Notifies appropriate physician regarding any unusual or unexpected events or problems requiring direct physician consultation.

Works with other members of the interdisciplinary patient care team, implements and reinforces patient instructional needs with patient and family offering informational material and pointing out special areas of concern.

Evaluates outcomes of patient care, consults with other specialists as needed and adjusts nursing care processes as necessary to ensure optimal patient care.

Identifies and resolves workplace health and safety issues.

P rovides appropriate, direct patient care utilizing appropriate aseptic techniques.

May manage IV lines, ensure that sterile techniques are adhered to, and oversee patient movement and positioning to ensure that the patient is handled in a medically safe manner.

May perform the administration of pharmacological vasodilator medications for the purpose of nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging; complies with examination competency as defined in the Imaging Services Practice Standards.

Complies with policies, procedures, regulations, and standards and takes corrective action when violations occur.

Orients, instructs, and educates assigned personnel.

to and supports team members in exhibiting TMCH values of integrity, community, compassion, and dedication.

Adheres to TMC organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards.

Performs related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION : Graduation from a qualified, nationally-accredited nursing program.

EXPERIENCE : One year of nursing experience in an acute care setting preferred.

LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION: Current RN licensure permitting work in the State of Arizona and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required. Some departments such as OR, Ambulatory Surgery, Pediatrics/PICU, PACU, and GI Lab will require advanced life support certification (ACLS and PALS). .

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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