Registered Nurse (RN) - L&D

Valley Baptist - Brownsville; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare seeks an RN to deliver direct clinical care, assess and plan patient needs, and supervise staff per shift. The role supports safe, high‑quality nursing across the unit, coordinating care and resource use with established safety standards.

Responsibilities include timely medication administration, adherence to infection control, and engagement with hospital emergency codes and disaster planning as required.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Bachelor's or Master's in Nursing preferred.
• Recent acute care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical patient care on a per shift basis.
• Supervise staff to whom care is delegated.
• Administer medications safely and timely per policy.
• Coordinate and plan patient care with the nursing process.
• Know hospital emergency codes and participate in emergency responses.

Skills

Direct patient care

Supervision

Critical care

Infection control

Education

RN license (TX)

Bachelor's in Nursing

Job description

Job Summary

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

• Preferred: Recent acute care experience.

CERTIFICATIONS

• AHA BLS, and if applicable by corporate policy for unit of hire AHA
• BLS - At hire or obtain w/in 5 working days before assuming patient care (2 yr renewal)
• ACLS - At hire or obtain within 60 days of hire/transfer (2 yr renewal)
• NRP - At hire or obtain within 6 months of hire/transfer (2 yr renewal)
• Basic Fetal - At hire or obtain w/in 30 days of hire/transfer (2 yr renewal)
• Intermediate Fetal - At hire or obtain w/in 9 months of hire/transfer, lifetime cert. (Annual CEUs only)
• #LI-NR1

Tenet complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

Who We Are

We are a community built on care. Our caregivers and supporting staff extend compassion to those in need, helping to improve the health and well-being of those we serve, and provide comfort and healing. Your community is our community.

Our Story

We started out as a small operation in California. In May 1969, we acquired four hospitals, some additional care facilities and real estate for the future development of hospitals. Over the years, we've grown tremendously in size, scope and capability, building a home in new markets over time, and curating those homes to provide a compassionate environment for those entrusting us with their care.

Our Impact Today

Today, we are leading health system and services platform that continues to evolve in lockstep with community need. Tenet's operations include three businesses - our hospitals and physicians, USPI and Conifer Health Solutions.

Our impact spreads far and deep with 65 hospitals and approximately 510 outpatient centers and additional sites of care. We are differentiated by our top notch medical specialists and service lines that are tailored within each community we serve. The work Conifer is doing will help provide the foundation for better health for clients across the country, through the delivery of healthcare-focused revenue cycle management and value-based care solutions.

Together as an enterprise, we work to save lives and can accept nothing less than excellence from ourselves in service of our patients and their families, every day.

Careers at Tenet

At Tenet Healthcare, the heart of what we do centers on caring with compassion, which ultimately creates a bond between our caregivers and patients. Everyone contributes to these moments, whether providing care directly or supporting those who do.

As an organization, we provide employees with resources, tools and support to serve our patients and customers in the best way possible. We also take care of one another, helping team members further develop their career pathways and maximize their potential.