Charge Nurse PRN (RN) - Ortho

Overview

At Tenet, your nursing skills can make a pivotal difference for the patients we treat and the communities we serve. You'll work in an enriching, rewarding environment where you'll have the resources to surpass your patients' needs. For our part, we'll give you ample tools and support – like competitive benefits, personalized mentorship, enhanced flexibility, and more – so you can take your health career where you always knew you could.

Success Profile

• Innovative
• Advocate
• Collaborative
• Person-Centered
• Resourceful
• Critical Thinker

Job Description

Join our dedicated healthcare team where compassion meets innovation! As a Registered Nurse with us, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in patients' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment that fosters professional growth and work-life balance. Ready to be a vital part of our mission? Apply today and bring your passion for nursing to a place where it truly matters!

At Carondelet St. Josephs Hospital

• Comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match, generous paid time off, career development and continuing education opportunities, health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, employee discount program, and voluntary benefits.

Job Summary

The Charge Nurse is a registered nurse who assists the nurse manager/director in coordination, direction, throughput and evaluation of patient care, unit activities and staff activities and performance on an assigned shift. Incorporates knowledge of the nursing process and professional standards of nursing in daily practice. Applies knowledge of patient requirements, growth and development to effectively make assignments and interventions. Facilitates the provision of consistent care based on changing needs of patients on unit. Manages clinical and non-clinical activities on the unit in absence of the unit manager/director. Coordinates all unit activities for smooth operation in the absence of the unit manager/director.

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.
• For shift assigned and oncoming shift; demonstrates timely and effective communication skills in daily interactions with team members and others.
• Performance Improvement/Quality: 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. Effectively uses change management methods to support improvement activities.
• Serves as role model for exceptional customer service and facilitates and actively participates in service recovery efforts during the shift on unit.
• Teacher/Mentor - Improves job performance of staff by assisting in personal and professional development through preceptor training and role modeling for care delivery and desired behavior.
• 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 an immediate resolution and keeps nurse manager/director informed of circumstances, actions and outcome.
• On shifts not in clinical lead/charge nurse role, takes patient care assignment, serves as preceptor or other roles determined to meet patient care needs of the unit for the shift.
• Serves as representative for unit or nursing department on committees or task forces as assigned by nurse manager/director or administration.
• Routinely reinforces the organization vision, mission and values of Carondelet Health Network through role model behavior.

Qualifications

• Minimum Requirements:
• Education: Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing
• Experience: Must have functioned in an RN role for a minimum of 1 year clinical experience required.
• Licensure/Certifications: Valid current Arizona Nursing License.
• Required in area of clinical specialty within 3 years from ANCC or other approved credentialing entity (i.e. critical care: CCRN).
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• American Heart Association, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI)
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and others as required by individual department.
• Preferred Requirements:
• Education: BSN

Organization Description

Established in 1961, St. Josephs Hospital in Tucson is home to the Carondelet Neurological Institute and the Carondelet Joint Replacement Center. The hospital offers advanced care that includes a Level I Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center and spacious and comfortable labor and delivery units. Additional services include high-quality care in programs such as cardiology, orthopedics, stroke and emergency medicine. Join our team!

Employment Practices

• Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Our 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.
• Reasonable Accommodation Statement: Our employment practices comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.
• E-Verify Participation Statement: We participate in the E-Verify program. For more information, please visit E-Verify.

Our Tenet Testimonials

• Leila C., Registered Nurse: My co-workers are awesome here. I feel like I'm in a really supportive environment and can rely on the people I work with.

Our Competitive Benefits

• Learning and Education: Our online learning platform provides access to thousands of free courses to help you further your education – on your schedule.
• Graduate Medical Education Programs: We offer more than 100 residencies and fellowships within our GME programs, where you can gain more experience on treating the full range of diseases within your specialty.
• Leadership and Executive Development: Wherever you are in your career, our development programs are designed to take your professional growth to the next level.
• Coaching and Mentorship: You’ll have open dialogues between your supervisors and team members to continue developing your skills and leave a large impact on care.
• Military and Veterans Support: Through our skill and experience equivalency mapping, we can help you translate your skills learned in the military toward a successful civilian career. Learn more here.
• Healthcare Scholarships: We're invested in raising the next generation of health professionals, opening doors to more scholarships to help advance education for all.

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