Registered Nurse (RN) - NICU

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • Glendale, AZ

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. Delivers individualized, age-specific, direct bedside nursing care based on the nursing process and patient needs. Acts as a supervisor by assessing, planning, delegating, and exercising independent judgment to direct other healthcare employees in providing patient care. Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice to identify patient goals, participates in hourly rounding, and follows safety guidelines and safe work practices. May be asked to serve in charge of a shift.

Requirements

• Nursing degree from an accredited nursing school.
• License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Arizona.
• CPR certification.
• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work with team members.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with occasional periods of above-average pressure.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Basic computer skills.
• For Level II EQ only: at least two years of current Level III NICU experience, including neonatal ventilator experience.

Nice To Haves

• BSN.
• One year of acute care experience; new graduates will also be considered.
• Certification in the specialty area of practice preferred.
• ACLS, where applicable by facility or department. The posting also specifies ACLS requirements for certain departments and roles, which may not apply to this NICU position.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, cultural, safety/risk, and discharge-planning needs on admission and on an ongoing basis.
• Determine nursing diagnoses based on patient assessment and data analysis.
• Set practical, realistic, and appropriate patient-population-specific outcome goals; incorporate patient and family input when appropriate and guide patients in achieving goals.
• Individualize the patient’s plan of care based on patient needs and circumstantial or procedural complexities.
• Implement nursing and medical orders and ensure they are appropriate to the patient’s current status.
• Participate in hourly rounding and systematically evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Observe safety guidelines and safe work practices.
• Perform other tasks assigned at the hospital.
• May serve in charge of a shift.

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.
• Sign-on bonus of up to $2,500, based on eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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