Registered Nurse (RN) - Cath Lab

Tenet Healthcare; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 39,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare in Texas is seeking a Registered Nurse for a full-time role providing direct patient care across shifts. The RN will assess, plan, and implement nursing care, supervise staff, and coordinate patient care within the unit using the nursing process.

The position requires graduation from an accredited nursing program, active RN licensure, and BLS (ACLS/PALS/NRP as applicable). Prior acute care experience is preferred, with orientation and ongoing competency supported by the facility.

Qualifications

• Licensed, certified, or registered to practice as required by state.
• AHA BLS certification; ACLS and/or PALS and/or NRP as applicable.
• Prior acute care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement direct clinical care per shift.
• Supervise staff to which appropriate care is delegated.
• Coordinate and integrate patient care based on the nursing process.
• Administers medications safely per hospital policy.
• Fulfill HICS responsibilities and roles as directed.
• Know and respond to hospital emergency codes.

Education

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing

Job description

Job Shift: Rotate

Job Type: Full Time

This role provides direct clinical patient care. The role will assume responsibility for assessing, planning, implementing direct clinical care to assigned patients on a per shift basis, and unit level. The role is responsible for supervision of staff to which appropriate care is delegated. The role is accountable to support CNO to ensure high quality, safe and appropriate nursing care, competency of clinical staff, and appropriate resource management related to patient care.

The RN provides high-quality, safe, cost-effective, total nursing care to all patients.

The RN assumes responsibility for overall coordination and integration of patient care based on the nursing process.

The RN directs care according to established standards of safety, risk management, QI, and Infection Control, with the goal being to discharge the patient with an optimum level of care provided.

Assumes responsibility for coordination and planning of patient care within the prescribed medical regime.

Administers all medications safely and in a timely manner per hospital policy.

Performs and fulfills all HICS (hospital incident command system) responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed and needed by the facility in times of emergency and/or disaster.

Responsible for knowing the Hospital's emergency codes, including the purpose and appropriate action for each, and adheres to the Hospital policies and procedures for each emergency code.

Education:

• Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.


• Preferred: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing

Experience:

• Required: Must have 1 YOE of RN experience for PRN status.


• Preferred: Recent acute care experience.

Certifications:

Required: Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice profession as required by law, regulation in state of practice or policy; AHA BLS, and if applicable by corporate policy for unit of hire, AHA ACLS and/or PALS and/or NRP.