Registered Nurse (RN) - ED

Tenet Healthcare; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $10,000

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare in Tucson, AZ seeks an RN to provide direct nursing care in line with established policies and procedures. You will implement and monitor care plans and coordinate interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, patient-centered care.

The role emphasizes assessment, problem identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation, with focus on discharge planning and documentation to support continuity of care. BLS certification is required, and a one-year RN background is preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Active Arizona nursing license or compact state license with ability to obtain Arizona license within 30 days.
• Minimum of 1 year of RN experience.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• American Heart Association certifications as department requires.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care in accordance with policies and procedures.
• Implement and monitor patient care plans and coordinate disciplines for well-coordinated care.
• Assess and coordinate discharge planning needs with the healthcare team.
• Document care in the patient record and ensure patient safety.

Skills

Patient care

Care coordination

Clinical documentation

Education

Nursing degree / RN license

BLS Certification

Tools

BLS Certification

Job description

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

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 - Problem identification is the nurse's clinical judgment about the patient's response to actual or potential health conditions or needs.

Planning and Outcomes

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

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

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.

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