Registered Nurse (RN) - PICU

Tenet Healthcare; El Paso (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tenet Healthcare seeks an experienced RN for full-time night shifts to provide direct clinical patient care and supervise staff per shift. The role supports the CNO in delivering high-quality, safe care and efficient resource management within the unit.

The RN delivers medication administration per policy, coordinates patient care using established nursing processes, and adheres to safety, risk management, and infection control standards with a goal of optimal patient outcomes.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Current license to practice in the state.
• AHA BLS required; ACLS and/or PALS and/or NRP as applicable.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct clinical nursing care to assigned patients per shift.
• Supervise and coordinate staff as delegated by the unit.
• Support Chief Nursing Officer to ensure high-quality, safe patient care and resource management.
• Administer medications safely and timely per hospital policy.
• Know and follow hospital emergency codes and incident command procedures.

Skills

Direct patient care

Clinical assessment

Staff supervision

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Bachelor's or Master's in Nursing

Job description

Full Time, Nights

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

• 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.