Registered Nurse (RN) - PCU

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • San Antonio, TX

2d

About The Position

Under minimal supervision, the Registered Nurse provides nursing care to an assigned group of patients based on 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. The role includes assessing patient and family responses to health problems, planning and delivering care, monitoring changing conditions, maintaining physiologic stability, documenting care, educating patients and families, coordinating staff workflow, and administering medications.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Texas State License for Registered Nurse.
• Active healthcare provider Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from ARC or AHA upon hire; AHA Healthcare Provider BLS must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
• For adult critical care, telemetry, and interim critical care units: AHA ACLS must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into the role, preferably before the end of the orientation period.
• For the pediatric ICU: AHA PALS must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into the role, preferably before the end of the orientation period.
• For the NICU: AHA NRP must be completed within 60 days of hire or transfer into the role.
• For the NICU Level 2 Nursery: provide proof of prior S.T.A.B.L.E. completion or obtain it within six months of hire or transfer into the unit; renewal is not required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Two years of acute care experience; previous clinical nursing experience in medical/surgical, telemetry, or ICU settings.

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 and continuously evaluate interventions; and reassess patient needs on an ongoing basis.
• Recognize changes in patient condition and appropriately use unit resources, the chain of command, and the Rapid Response Team.
• 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 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 pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care insurance, elder and childcare benefits, and auto and home insurance.
• This position may qualify for a sign-on bonus.

What This Job Offers

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