*Registered Nurse (RN) - PCU

Tenet Healthcare; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare in El Paso, TX is seeking a registered nurse for night shifts on a per diem basis. The role provides direct clinical patient care, supervises staff, and ensures high-quality, safe nursing services per shift.

You will administer medications safely, coordinate patient care using the nursing process, and respond to emergencies in line with hospital policies and codes. RN licensure and 1 year of RN experience for PRN status are required; acute care experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current RN license to practice in state.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical patient care per shift.
• Supervise staff and delegate appropriate care.
• Coordinate and integrate patient care using the nursing process.
• Administer medications safely per hospital policy.
• Respond to emergencies and follow hospital codes.
• Maintain safety, quality and infection control standards.

Skills

Nursing

Patient care

Staff supervision

Infection control

Education

Nursing degree or diploma

Job description

Job Shift

Nights

Job Type

Per Diem

Responsibilities

• 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.