Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU

Tenet Healthcare Corporation • New Braunfels, TX

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Under minimal supervision, provides nursing care for a group of patients assigned based on matching patient needs with the nurse’s competencies. Completes established competencies for the position within the designated introductory period and performs other related duties as assigned. The position is based at Resolute Health Hospital and is part of a dedicated healthcare team focused on compassionate care, innovation, and professional growth.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Possess a current Texas State Registered Nurse license.
• Have active healthcare-provider Basic Life Support 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: complete AHA ACLS within 60 days of hire or transfer, and preferably before the end of orientation.
• For the pediatric ICU: complete AHA PALS within 60 days of hire or transfer, and preferably before the end of orientation.
• For the NICU: complete AHA NRP within 60 days of hire or transfer.
• 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.
• Minimum experience: None.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• 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 significant others.
• Develop a plan of care based on the initial assessment, implement and continuously evaluate interventions, and reassess patient needs on an ongoing basis.
• Recognize changes in patient condition and use unit resources, the chain of command, and the Rapid Response Team in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Assimilate and prioritize information to take immediate, decisive, patient-focused action.
• Support and maintain patients’ physiologic stability and adapt to rapidly changing patient conditions.
• Document plans and care provided.
• Identify and address education needs of patients, families, and significant others using individualized instruction, written materials, or other resources.
• Assign nursing care to licensed staff, delegate care to unlicensed staff, and coordinate workflow.
• Calculate and administer medications.
• Coordinate and collaborate with multidisciplinary team members in planning and managing patient care.
• Respond to the needs of patients and families coping with unanticipated treatment, quality-of-life, and end-of-life decisions.
• Monitor and allocate critical care services while recognizing the resource-intensive nature of the environment.
• Participate in discharge planning and provide instruction to patients and families.
• Maintain and promote professional standards and development through in-services, committees, and staff meetings.
• Model compassionate care and service excellence and commit to Studer Principles and “must haves.”
• Facilitate patient movement within the department and facility by proactively managing admissions, discharges, and transfers.
• Manage patient hand-offs at shift change and between departments and facilities, using required documentation tools.
• Provide the defined standard of care for every patient, including core measures and applicable protocols.
• Use resources efficiently and effectively, maintain a safe environment, and address patient population-specific needs.
• Participate in Performance Improvement needs.

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