Registered Nurse (RN) - Oncology

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • El Paso, TX

16h

About The Position

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

The RN provides comprehensive nursing care, coordinates and integrates care using the nursing process, and directs care in accordance with established safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection-control standards. The position coordinates and plans patient care within the prescribed medical regime, administers medications safely and promptly according to hospital policy, and performs assigned Hospital Incident Command System duties during emergencies or disasters. The RN must know the hospital’s emergency codes, their purposes, and the appropriate response to each.

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.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Nursing.
• Recent acute care experience.
• One year of RN experience is required for PRN status.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, safe, cost-effective, total nursing care to patients.
• Coordinate and integrate patient care using 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 in accordance with hospital policy.
• Perform HICS responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed during emergencies or disasters.
• Know the hospital’s emergency codes, their purposes, and the appropriate actions for each, and follow related hospital policies and procedures.
• Supervise staff to whom appropriate care is delegated.
• Support the CNO in ensuring high-quality, safe, appropriate nursing care, clinical staff competency, and appropriate resource management related to patient care.

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 benefits include 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
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree