Job Description
The role provides bedside nursing care on step-down units, coordinating individualized plans based on patient needs and nursing processes. Patients recover from acute conditions with systematic evaluations that set realistic goals for discharge. Core functions include assessing physical and psycho-social aspects, delegating tasks, and ensuring care sequences adhere to protocols.
Tenet Healthcare operates Abrazo Central Hospital, specializing in compassionate patient care with advanced technology supports. The facility serves diverse communities by fostering growth and balance for healthcare teams. Hospitals emphasize hourly rounding and safety guidelines to achieve quality outcomes in thousands of cases.
Tasks include determining diagnoses from assessments, planning outcome goals with family input, implementing medical orders, and supervising other healthcare workers. Professionals follow state regulations, administer age-specific care, and participate in charge roles during shifts. A challenge involves handling oncotic pressures in a fast-paced environment with occasional above-average demands and multiple patient evaluations.
Compensation information is not specified in the posting. The position offers medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans. Benefits include a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match, generous paid time off, health savings accounts, healthcare and dependent flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, and employee discount program. Voluntary options cover pet insurance, legal services, accident and critical illness, long-term care, elder & childcare, and auto & home insurance. Professional development features continuing education and specialty certifications like ACLS or PALS.
Responsibilities
- Assess patient’s physical, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, cultural, safety/risk and discharge planning needs on admission and ongoing
- Determine nursing diagnosis based upon patient assessment and data analysis
- Set practical, realistic and appropriate patient population specific outcome goals
- Utilize patient and family input when appropriate and guide patient in achieving goals
- Individualize the patient’s plan of care based on patient needs and circumstantial/procedural complexities
- Implement nursing and medical orders and assure they are appropriate to the current status
- Coordination care planning with other disciplines
- Observe safety guidelines and safe work practices
- Participate in hourly rounding
- May be asked to be in charge for a shift(s)
Requirements
- Nursing Degree from an accredited nursing school
- L&D only: Advanced Fetal Monitoring or obtain within six months of hire
- Level II EQ Only: A minimum of two years of current Level III NICU experience including neonatal ventilator
- License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Arizona. CPR. ACLS as applicable by Facility/by Department. ER, ICU, Endoscopy, Tele, Cardiac Cath Lab, L&D: ACLS required upon orientation completion
- ER: PALS or ENPC required or must obtain within ninety days
- Post-partum, Nursery, L&D: NRP required upon orientation completion
- Bariatrics: Certification or specialized training in bariatrics specialty area of practice
- Wound Care: Wound-Ostomy Certification or Training in Wound Care and/or Ostomy Care
- BSN preferred
- 1 year of acute care experience preferred
- Certification in specialty area of practice preferred