Registered Nurse; RN - Med Surg

Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg

Join Carondelet Health Network as a Registered Nurse in the Med Surg unit.

Recruiter:
Tenet Healthcare | Strategic Thinker, Continuous Improvement, Staffing Services

Provides direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures, and protocols of the healthcare organization.

• Implements and monitors patient care plans. Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate.
• Serves as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well‑coordinated patient care.
• Notes and carries out physician and nursing orders.
• Assesses and coordinates patient discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
• Assessment:
  An RN uses a systematic, dynamic way to collect and analyze data about a patient, the first step in delivering nursing care. Assessment includes not only physiological data, but also psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and life‑style factors.
• Initial assessment
• Re‑assessment
• Focused assessment based on patient condition, setting and population
• Problem Identification:
  The nurse’s clinical judgment about the patient’s response to actual or potential health conditions or needs.
• Planning and Outcomes:
  Based on the assessment and problem identification, the nurse sets measurable and achievable short‑ and long‑range goals in collaboration with the patient and family.
• Establishing daily goals with the patient and family
• Formulating a plan of care
• Transition or discharge planning
• Implementation:
  Nursing care is implemented according to the care plan. Care is documented in the patient’s record.
• Ensures patient safety
• Medication administration
• Provision of ordered treatments
• Patient/Family education
• Provision of nursing care
• Documentation in healthcare record
• Evaluation:
  Both the patient’s status and the effectiveness of the nursing care must be continuously evaluated, and the care plan modified as needed.
• Care Coordination:
  Actions initiated by nurses with patients, families, and/or members of their healthcare team to manage and correct the sequence, timing, and/or effectiveness of patient care from admission to discharge.
• Delegation
• Supervision
• Prioritization

• License
  
  Required:
  
  Valid current Arizona Nursing License or compact state license and ability to become Arizona Licensed in 30 days.
• Certification
  
  Required:
  
  Basic Life Support (BLS) – American Heart Association
• Certification Preferred: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) – American Heart Association, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) or others as required by individual department.
• Education Required: Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing.
• Education Preferred: Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Work Experience
  
  Required:
  
  None.

Seniority Level: Associate

Employment Type: Part‑time

Location: Nogales, AZ

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