Registered Nurse II (RN) - ER

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • San Antonio, TX

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About The Position

Under minimal supervision, provides nursing care for a group of patients assigned to the nurse based on matching patients’ needs with the nurse’s competencies. Completes established competencies for the position within the designated introductory period. Performs other related duties as assigned.

The Registered Nurse assesses patient, family, and significant-other responses to actual or potential health problems; initiates and implements plans of care; evaluates and reassesses interventions; recognizes changes in patient condition; and takes timely, decisive, patient-focused action. The nurse supports patients’ physiologic stability, documents care, provides education, coordinates work, delegates and assigns nursing care, and calculates and administers medications.

The role requires graduation from an accredited school of nursing and a current Texas Registered Nurse license. No minimum experience is required. A bachelor’s degree and two years of acute-care experience are preferred. Role-specific emergency department certifications and courses vary between adult and pediatric ED assignments.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Possession of a current Texas State License for Registered Nurse.
• Adult ED: Active healthcare-provider BLS on hire (ARC or AHA); AHA Healthcare Provider BLS must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
• Adult ED: AHA ACLS must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into the role and should be completed before the end of the orientation period.
• Adult ED: AHA PALS must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into the role and should be completed before the end of the orientation period; PALS is not required in Adult ED at North Central Baptist Hospital.
• Adult ED: TNCC must be completed within one year of hire or transfer into the unit.
• Adult ED: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 60 days of hire or transfer to the position.
• Pediatric ED: Active healthcare-provider BLS on hire (ARC or AHA); AHA Healthcare Provider BLS must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
• Pediatric ED: AHA PALS must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into the role and should be completed before the end of the orientation period.
• Pediatric ED: TNCC must be completed within one year of hire or transfer into the unit.
• Pediatric ED: Non-Violent Crisis Intervention must be obtained within 60 days of hire or transfer to the position.
• Pediatric ED: ENPC must be completed within 18 months of hire or transfer into the role.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Two years of acute-care experience.
• ENPC for Adult ED.

Responsibilities

• Assesses human responses and adaptation to actual or potential health problems of the patient, family, and/or significant other.
• Institutes approved medical protocols and initiates a patient-care plan based on the initial assessment; implements and continuously evaluates interventions; and reassesses patient needs on an ongoing basis.
• Recognizes changing patient conditions and uses unit resources and the chain of command in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Assimilates and prioritizes information sources to take immediate and decisive patient-focused action.
• Supports and maintains patients’ physiologic stability.
• Responds with confidence and adapts to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Documents all plans and care provided.
• Identifies patient, family, and/or significant-other education needs and provides education through individualized instruction, written materials, and/or other available resources.
• Assigns nursing care to licensed staff, delegates nursing care to unlicensed staff, and coordinates the flow of work.
• Calculates and administers medications.
• Completes established position competencies within the designated introductory period and performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• Generous paid time off.
• Career development and continuing education opportunities.
• Health savings accounts and healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee discount program.
• Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare, and auto and home insurance.
• A sign-on bonus may be available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree