TRA El Paso NICU PRN Me Ol

Tenet Healthcare Corporation•El Paso, TX

About The Position

This role provides direct clinical patient care and is responsible for assessing, planning, and implementing care for assigned patients on a per-shift and unit level. The role supervises staff to whom care is delegated and supports the Chief Nursing Officer in ensuring high-quality, safe, appropriate nursing care, clinical staff competency, and effective resource management related to patient care. The position may support facilities across the market as needed, in critical care and other specialty areas including CCU/ICU, ER, NICU, CVICU, PICU, MICU, Radiology, Dialysis, PACU, CVOR, Labor and Delivery, OR, Cardiac Cath Lab, and GI/Endo. The RN provides total nursing care and coordinates and integrates patient care using the nursing process. Care is directed according to established safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection control standards, with the goal of achieving an optimum level of care before discharge. The RN coordinates and plans patient care within the prescribed medical regimen, administers medications safely and promptly according to hospital policy, and fulfills HICS responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed during emergencies or disasters. The RN must know the hospital’s emergency codes, their purposes, and the appropriate actions, and follow applicable hospital policies and procedures.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
At least 2 years of current experience in the applicable specialty.
Currently licensed, certified, or registered to practice the profession as required by law, regulation in the state of practice, or policy.
AHA BLS certification.
AHA ACLS, PALS, and/or NRP certification when applicable under corporate policy for the unit of hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's or master's degree.

Responsibilities

Assess, plan, and implement direct clinical care for assigned patients on a per-shift and unit level.
Supervise staff to whom appropriate care is delegated.
Support the CNO in ensuring high-quality, safe, and appropriate nursing care, clinical staff competency, and appropriate patient-care resource management.
Provide high-quality, safe, cost-effective, total nursing care to patients.
Coordinate and integrate patient care according to the nursing process.
Direct care in accordance with established safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection control standards.
Coordinate and plan patient care within the prescribed medical regimen.
Administer medications safely and in a timely manner according to hospital policy.
Perform HICS responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed during emergencies or disasters.
Know the hospital’s emergency codes and appropriate actions, and follow hospital policies and procedures for each code.
Support all facilities in the market as needed.