Nurse RN

Tenet Healthcare - Tucson, AZ

Job Title: Nurse RN

Position: Clinical Lead Nurse

Job Type: Full Time

Pay: Up to $10,000 Bonus Based on Eligibility

Shift: Nights

Work Type:

Location

Address:

City: Tucson

State: AZ

ZIP Code:

Job Responsibilities

Supports, evaluates, prioritizes, and supervises patient care and unit needs during assigned shift.
Serves as designee for unit matters in nurse manager/director absence.
Makes assignments for staff to meet patient care needs and for incoming patients.
Makes patient assignments and delegates unit specific task assignments to ensure patient care and unit needs are met.
Monitors effectiveness and completion of unit assignments.
Evaluates staffing by considering mix of caregivers, patient volumes (current and anticipated), patient acuity and staff availability.
Demonstrates timely and effective communication skills in daily interactions with team members and others.
Seeks to proactively improve quality of the services provided and patient care outcomes.
Serves as unit champion and resource to staff for quality and patient safety initiatives.
Effectively uses change management methods to support improvement activities.
Serves as role model for exceptional customer service.
Facilitates and actively participates in service recovery efforts during the shift.
Improves job performance of staff by assisting in personal and professional development through preceptor training and role modeling.
Provides professional/technical/clinical/coaching support for nursing associates.
Assists and actively participates with nurse manager/director with quality projects and staff annual performance evaluations.
Troubleshoots issues which arise that require immediate resolution.
Takes patient care assignment and serves as preceptor or other roles determined to meet patient care needs when not in clinical lead/charge nurse role.
Serves as representative for unit or nursing department on committees or task forces as assigned.
Reinforces the organization vision, mission and values of Carondelet Health Network through role model behavior.

Required Skills

Core Skills

Use of general patient care equipment and communication equipment
Ability to adapt to changes in healthcare technology
Effective verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Skills

Not specified

Requirements

Experience: Minimum of 1 year clinical experience as an RN required; 1 year of ICU experience required (prefer Neuro ICU experience).

Education: Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing; BSN preferred but not required.

License & Certification:

Valid current Arizona Nursing License
Required in area of clinical specialty within 3 years from ANCC or other approved credentialing entity (e.g. CCRN for critical care)

Schedule:

Must be able to work variable shifts, holidays, and/or weekends.

COVID-19 Requirements: Not Specified

Benefits

Not specified

Supplemental Pay

Not specified

Special Notes

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status.
Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.