Registered Nurse (RN) - Neuro ICU

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • El Paso, TX

6h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides direct clinical patient care in the Neuro ICU. The role is responsible for assessing, planning, and implementing direct clinical care for assigned patients on a per-shift and unit level, and for supervising staff to whom care is delegated. The nurse supports the CNO in ensuring high-quality, safe, appropriate nursing care, clinical staff competency, and appropriate resource management related to patient care.

The position provides total nursing care and coordinates and integrates patient care using the nursing process. Care is delivered in accordance with safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection control standards, with the goal of discharging patients after providing an optimum level of care. The nurse coordinates and plans care within the prescribed medical regime and safely administers medications in a timely manner in accordance with hospital policy. The role also fulfills assigned Hospital Incident Command System (HICS) responsibilities during emergencies or disasters and follows hospital emergency-code procedures.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• 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 if applicable under corporate policy for the unit of hire.
• One year of RN experience is required for PRN status.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing.
• Recent acute care experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, safe, cost-effective total nursing care to patients.
• Coordinate and integrate patient care based on the nursing process.
• Direct care according to established safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection control standards, with the goal of discharging patients after providing an optimum level of care.
• Coordinate and plan patient care within the prescribed medical regime.
• Administer medications safely and in a timely manner according to hospital policy.
• Fulfill HICS responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed during emergencies or disasters.
• Know the hospital emergency codes, their purposes, and appropriate responses, and follow related hospital policies and procedures.
• Supervise staff to whom appropriate care is delegated.
• Support the CNO in ensuring quality and safe nursing care, clinical staff competency, and appropriate patient-care resource management.

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, elder and childcare, and auto and home insurance.

What This Job Offers

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