RN: Impactful Patient Care + Sign-On Bonus

Tenet; Tucson (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $15,000

Job summary

Carondelet St. Josephs Hospital in Tucson is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care in accordance with established policies and procedures.

The role involves coordinating care, implementing care plans, monitoring patients, and preparing for discharge in collaboration with the care team. Join a dedicated healthcare team that emphasizes compassionate care, professional development, and work-life balance.

Qualifications

• 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.

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.
• 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

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Arizona Nursing License

Job description

Carondelet St. Josephs Hospital in Tucson is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide direct patient care in accordance with established policies and procedures.

The role involves coordinating care, implementing care plans, monitoring patients, and preparing for discharge in collaboration with the care team. Join a dedicated healthcare team that emphasizes compassionate care, professional development, and work-life balance.