Registered Nurse (RN) - PICU
About Tenet Healthcare
We are a community built on care. Our caregivers and supporting staff extend compassion to those in need, helping to improve the health and well‑being of those we serve, and provide comfort and healing. Our story began in California in May 1969 when we acquired four hospitals and additional care facilities, and we have grown to a leading health‑system and services platform with 65 hospitals, approximately 510 outpatient centers, and many other sites of care. Tenet’s operations include hospitals and physicians, USPI, and Conifer Health Solutions, delivering healthcare‑focused revenue‑cycle management and value‑based care solutions.
Job Summary
This position may qualify for a sign‑on bonus. The Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL) serves as the expert for nursing practice in an assigned department, unit, or service line. The CNL is responsible for creating and promoting a culture of quality patient care and service excellence, utilizing and teaching evidence‑based practices to develop the clinical competence of bedside caregivers. The role engages and motivates staff to achieve clinical excellence by coaching, teaching, encouraging, demonstrating, and role‑modeling expected behaviors. Other related duties as assigned.
- Serve as the nursing practice expert for the assigned area.
- Promote a culture of quality patient care and service excellence.
- Utilize and teach evidence‑based practices to develop bedside caregiver competence.
- Coach, teach, encourage, demonstrate, and role‑model expected staff behavior.
- Engage and motivate staff to achieve a culture of clinical excellence.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
- Minimum Education: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing; BSN or enrolled in a BSN program.
- Preferred Education: Clinical Master’s in Nursing (specialization) or Clinical Education.
- Minimum Experience: 3 years of acute hospital‑based nursing practice in the area of specialty.
- Preferred Experience: Previous Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and/or Clinical Educator experience; past supervisory experience.
- Required Certifications/Licensure: Current Texas State License for Registered Nurse.
- Preferred Certifications/Licensure: Certification in Professional Staff Development and/or Clinical Specialty.
- Required Courses/Completions:
- Active Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (ARC or AHA) on hire; AHA Healthcare Provider BLS within 60 days of hire.
- ACLS/TNCC, PALS/ENPC, NRP, S.T.A.B.L.E., Fetal Monitoring, and Non‑Violent Crisis Intervention as required by the hiring department.