Registered Nurse (RN) - Recovery

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 invites a dedicated Registered Nurse to join our team in Tucson. This role focuses on delivering direct nursing care, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, and guiding patients from admission through discharge with a strong emphasis on safety, education, and quality outcomes.

The position offers a sign-on bonus up to $10,000 based on eligibility, with a commitment to professional growth and work-life balance in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
• One (1) year RN experience preferred.
• Active Nursing license (Arizona or compact) and BLS certification.

Responsibilities

• Implements and monitors patient care plans; records and communicates patient condition.
• Acts as the primary coordinator of multidisciplinary patient care.
• Notes and executes physician and nursing orders.
• Coordinates discharge planning with the healthcare team.
• Conducts patient assessments across physical, psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, and lifestyle factors.
• Manages planning and outcomes with patients and families; documents in the care plan.
• Ensures medication administration and delivery of ordered treatments.
• Evaluates patient progress and adjusts care as needed; coordinates care transitions.

Skills

RN

BLS

Care planning

Patient education

Education

Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing

Job description

Overview

Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance.

Job Summary

Sign on Bonus: Up to $10,000 SOB Based on Eligibility

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status

Position Summary

Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.

Responsibilities

• 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 - 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 is the nurse’s clinical judgment about the patient’s response to actual or potential health conditions or needs.
• 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 – 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 – 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

Qualifications

• 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.

Organization Description

Established in 1961, St. Josephs Hospital in Tucson is home to the Carondelet Neurological Institute and the Carondelet Joint Replacement Center. The hospital offers advanced care that includes a Level I Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center and spacious and comfortable labor and delivery units. Additional services include high-quality care in programs such as cardiology, orthopedics, stroke and emergency medicine. Join our team!

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