Registered Nurse (RN) - Neuro ICU
About the role
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, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance.
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.
Responsibilities
- 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's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.
- Assessment – Uses a systematic, dynamic way to collect and analyze data about a patient, including physiological, psychological, sociocultural, spiritual, economic, and lifestyle factors; performs initial, reassessment, and focused assessments based on patient condition, setting, and population.
- Problem Identification – Applies clinical judgment to identify the patient’s response to actual or potential health conditions or needs.
- Planning and Outcomes – Sets measurable and achievable short- and long-range goals in collaboration with the patient and family; establishes daily goals, formulates a plan of care, and plans for transition or discharge.
- Implementation – Delivers nursing care according to the care plan, ensuring continuity of care; documents care in the patient’s record; ensures patient safety; administers medication; provides ordered treatments; educates patient/family; documents nursing care in the healthcare record.
- Evaluation – Continuously evaluates patient status and effectiveness of nursing care, modifying the care plan as needed.
- Care Coordination – Initiates actions with patients, families, and healthcare team to manage and correct the sequence, timing, and effectiveness of patient care from admission to discharge; includes delegation and supervision.
Qualifications
- Minimum Requirements:
- Education: Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing;