Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • Goodyear, AZ

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care in an assigned intensive care unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. Delivers individualized, age-specific bedside care based on the nursing process and patient needs. Supervises other healthcare employees by assessing, planning, delegating, and exercising independent judgment to direct patient care. 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 as the person in charge for a shift.

The role includes assessing patients’ needs on admission and throughout care, determining nursing diagnoses, setting appropriate outcome goals with patient and family input when appropriate, individualizing care plans, and implementing nursing and medical orders while confirming their appropriateness to the patient’s current status. Other hospital-assigned tasks may also be required.

The position is with Abrazo West Campus, a 200-bed acute care hospital serving West Valley communities. The hospital provides services including a Level I Trauma Center, advanced surgical technology, orthopedics, obstetrics, and cardiovascular care. An eligibility-based bonus of up to $12,000 is mentioned.

Requirements

• Nursing degree from an accredited nursing school.
• License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Arizona.
• CPR certification; ACLS as applicable by facility and department.
• For ICU: ACLS required upon completion of orientation.
• Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work with team members.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, including occasional periods of above-average pressure.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Basic computer skills.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• One year of acute care experience; new graduates will also be considered.
• Certification in the specialty area of practice.

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 outcome goals specific to the patient population; use patient and family input when appropriate and guide patients toward their goals.
• Individualize each 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.
• Coordinate care planning with other disciplines and provide individualized, age-specific bedside nursing care.
• Assess, plan, and delegate work while directing other healthcare employees in providing patient care.
• Systematically evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice to identify patient goals.
• Participate in hourly rounding and observe safety guidelines and safe work practices.
• May serve as the person in charge for one or more shifts.
• Perform other tasks assigned at the hospital.

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-care flexible spending accounts.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee discount program.
• Voluntary pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare, and auto and home insurance.
• Eligibility-based bonus of up to $12,000.

What This Job Offers

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