Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health - $34-45 per hour

Tenet-AZ Region; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on Bonus up to $10,000

Job summary

Tenet-AZ Region is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for Behavioral Health in Tucson, AZ. The role involves direct patient care, care coordination, and ongoing discharge planning within a multidisciplinary team.

Minimum requirements include an RN license in Arizona, BLS, and one year of RN experience. ACLS/PALS/NRP are preferred. This is a staff position with an up to $10,000 sign-on bonus based on eligibility.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing and active RN license.
• Ongoing education requirements per CARE program.
• BLS certification required; strong clinical judgment.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care per policies, procedures and protocols.
• Implement and monitor patient care plans and outcomes.
• Monitor and communicate patient condition to team.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary care for well-coordinated care.
• Carry out physician and nursing orders accurately.
• Assess discharge planning needs with the healthcare team.
• Perform initial, re-, and focused assessments as required.
• Identify problems and set measurable goals with patient/family.
• Establish daily goals and form a care plan; plan discharge.
• Ensure safety, administer medications, and document care.
• Educate patient and family; evaluate care effectiveness.

Skills

Assessment

Care coordination

Documentation

Patient education

Medication administration

Education

RN license (Arizona)

BSN (preferred)

ACLS (preferred)

PALS (preferred)

NRP (preferred)

Job description

Tenet-AZ Region is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) Behavioral Health for a nursing job in Tucson, Arizona.

Job Description & Requirements

Specialty: Behavioral Health

Discipline: RN

Duration: Ongoing

Employment Type: Staff

Sign on Bonus: Up to $10,000 SOB Based on Eligibility

Position Summary

• Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
• Implements and monitors patient care plans.
• Monitors, records and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
• Assesses and coordinates patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• Assessment - An RN uses a systematic, dynamic way to collect and analyze data about a patient, the first step in delivering nursing care. Assessment includes not only physiological data, but also psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life-style factors as well.
• Initial assessment
• Re-assessment
• Focused assessment based on patient condition, setting and population
• Problem Identification - Problem identification is the nurse’s clinical judgment about the patient’s response to actual or potential health conditions or needs.
• Planning and Outcomes – Based on the assessment and problem identification, the nurse sets measurable and achievable short- and long-range goals in collaboration with the patient and family. Assessment data, problem identification, and goals are written in the patient’s care plan so that nurses as well as other health professionals caring for the patient have access to it.
• Establishing daily goals with the patient and family
• Formulating a plan of care
• Transition or Discharge planning
• Implementation – Nursing care is implemented according to the care plan, so continuity of care for the patient during hospitalization and in preparation for discharge is assured. Care is documented in the patient’s record.
• Ensures patient safety
• Medication administration
• Provision of ordered treatments
• Patient/Family education
• Provision of nursing care -Documentation in healthcare record
• Evaluation – Both the patient’s status and the effectiveness of the nursing care must be continuously evaluated, and the care plan modified as needed.
• Care Coordination – Actions initiated by nurses with patients, families, and/or members of their healthcare team to manage and correct the sequence, timing, and/or effectiveness of patient care from admission to discharge.
• Delegation
• Supervision
• Prioritization

Minimum Requirements

• Education: Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing. Continuing education requirements as defined within the CARE program.
• Experience: One (1) year as an RN.
• Licensure/Certifications: Valid current Arizona Nursing License or compact state license and ability to become Arizona Licensed in 30 days.
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• American Heart Association and others as required by individual department as noted in Attachment A.

Preferred Requirements

• Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Licensure/Certifications: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• American Heart Association
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) or others as required by individual department.

#LI-SB3 Tenet-AZ Region Job ID #2603024432. Posted job title: Registered Nurse (RN) - Behavioral Health