Job Description
Coordinates, supervises and is accountable for professional nursing care of patients within an assigned department.
Park Plaza Hospital has a 14-bed surgical
intensive care unit (ICU)
General surgery and open-heart surgery patients
are managed postoperatively in the ICU.
Common types of surgical patients are those who
have undergone thoracotomies, craniotomies,
abdominal surgery, gastroplasties, stereotactic
biopsies, carotid endarterectomies, aortic valve
repairs, and femoral-popliteal bypasses. This
unit is staffed with ACLS-trained critical care
nurses.
The ICU also sees the wide range of medical
patients, common being congestive heart failure,
stroke, acute myocardial infarction, pneumonia,
respiratory distress, gastrointestinal bleeding,
etc. and anti-arrhythmic infusions,
transcutaneous pacing, continuous venous-venous
hemofiltration, antibiotic therapy and advanced
cardiac life support are among the services
provided in the ICU.
Qualifications
Must have graduated from an "accredited" school of nursing for registered nurse. Must have active RN TX License. ACLS from AHA Healthcare Provider is required. Must have (1) year critical care and/or (2) years of ICU experience.
Tenet Healthcare Corporation, through its subsidiaries, owns and operates acute care hospitals and numerous related health care services. Tenet's name reflects its core business philosophy: the importance of shared values among partners in providing a full spectrum of health care.
Tenet's mission is to be recognized for the passion of our people and partners who provide quality, innovative care to the patients we serve in our communities. Our focus is on leadership, growth and philanthropy. It's a spirit you can experience first-hand and it's a philosophy that can enhance your own approach to health care, and your career goals. From the resources that go with being one of the largest investor-owned health care providers in the U.S., to our multiple locations coast to coast, one thing is clear - Tenet offers significant employment opportunities. So whatever you need to grow as a professional, we'll do our best to provide. All you need to bring is yourself!
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