Registered Nurse II (RN) - NICU

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • San Antonio, TX

22h • Onsite

About The Position

Under minimal supervision, the Registered Nurse provides nursing care for an assigned group of patients, matching patient needs with the nurse’s competencies. The nurse completes established position competencies within the designated introductory period and performs other related duties as assigned. In the NICU, the role involves supporting and maintaining patients’ physiologic stability, responding to changing conditions, and coordinating and documenting patient care.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Texas State License for Registered Nurse.
• Active healthcare provider Basic Life Support certification from ARC or AHA on hire; AHA Healthcare Provider BLS must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
• AHA NRP must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into the NICU role.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Two years of acute care experience.
• Previous clinical nursing experience in med/surg, telemetry, or ICU.
• AHA ACLS completed within 60 days of hire or transfer for applicable adult critical care, telemetry, or interim critical care units; should be completed before the end of orientation.
• AHA PALS completed within 60 days of hire or transfer for the PEDI ICU; should be completed before the end of orientation.
• For the NICU Level 2 Nursery, proof of prior S.T.A.B.L.E. completion or completion within six months of hire or transfer.

Responsibilities

• Assess human responses and adaptation to actual or potential health problems of patients, families, and/or significant others.
• Develop a patient care plan based on the initial assessment, implement interventions, continuously evaluate them, and reassess patient needs on an ongoing basis.
• Recognize changing patient conditions and use unit resources, the chain of command, and the Rapid Response Team appropriately and promptly.
• Assimilate and prioritize information to take immediate, decisive, patient-focused action.
• Support and maintain patients’ physiologic stability.
• Respond confidently and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Document all plans and care provided.
• Identify patient and family education needs and provide individualized instruction using written materials and/or other available resources.
• Assign nursing care to licensed staff, delegate nursing care to unlicensed staff, and coordinate workflow.
• Calculate and administer medications.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match.
• 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.
• The position may qualify for a sign-on bonus.

What This Job Offers

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