RN Charge Stepdown Full Time Nights

Tenet Healthcare - Tucson, AZ

Job Title: RN Charge Stepdown Full Time Nights

Position: Clinical Lead

Job Type: Full Time

Pay: Up to $20,000 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, 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 and issues.
Uses change management methods to support improvement activities.
Serves as role model for exceptional customer service and facilitates service recovery efforts during the shift on unit.
Improves job performance of staff by assisting in personal and professional development through preceptor training.
Provides professional/technical/clinical/coaching support for nursing associates.
Participates with nurse manager/director with quality projects and staff annual performance evaluations.
Troubleshoots issues requiring immediate resolution, keeping nurse manager/director informed of circumstances, actions and outcomes.
Takes patient care assignment and serves as preceptor or other roles determined to meet patient care needs of the unit when not in the clinical lead 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.
Adaptability to changes in healthcare technology.
Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Skills

Not specified

Requirements

Experience: Must have functioned in an RN role for a minimum of 1 year clinical experience; 1 year of ICU experience required (prefer Neuro ICU experience).

Education: Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing; BSN preferred, 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.

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 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.
Carondelet Health Network will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.