Registered Nurse (RN) - PCU

Conifer Health Solutions • El Paso, TX

6d

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 basis. The role includes supervising staff to whom care is delegated and supporting the CNO in ensuring high-quality, safe, and appropriate nursing care, clinical staff competency, and appropriate management of patient-care resources.

The RN coordinates and integrates patient care using the nursing process, follows established standards for safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection control, and coordinates care within the prescribed medical regimen. The goal is to discharge patients after providing an optimum level of care. The RN administers medications safely and promptly according to hospital policy and fulfills assigned Hospital Incident Command System responsibilities during emergencies or disasters. The RN must know the hospital’s emergency codes, their purpose, and the appropriate response to each, and follow applicable hospital policies and procedures.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• At least 1 year of RN experience for per-diem status.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality, safe, cost-effective, comprehensive nursing care to patients.
• Assess, plan, and implement direct clinical care for assigned patients on a per-shift and unit basis.
• Coordinate and integrate patient care using the nursing process and coordinate care within the prescribed medical regimen.
• Direct care according to established safety, risk management, quality improvement, and infection-control standards.
• Supervise staff to whom appropriate care is delegated.
• Administer medications safely and in a timely manner according to hospital policy.
• Fulfill Hospital Incident Command System responsibilities, assignments, tasks, and roles as directed during emergencies or disasters.
• Know the hospital’s emergency codes and appropriate responses, and follow hospital policies and procedures for each code.
• Support the CNO in ensuring high-quality, safe, and appropriate nursing care, clinical staff competency, and appropriate patient-care resource management.

What This Job Offers

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