Registered Nurse Per Diem - TMC Rincon ED - Tucson, AZ

Registered Nurse Per Diem - TMC Rincon ED

Job Category Nursing

Schedule Per Diem

Shift 3 - Night Shift

Who We Are

Rincon Emergency Department is a fast-paced community emergency department dedicated to providing safe, compassionate, and high-quality emergency care to patients of all ages. As an extension of Tucson Medical Center's commitment to excellence, we serve a diverse population with conditions ranging from minor illness and injury to life-threatening emergencies. Our team is known for delivering efficient, patient-centered care while creating a supportive environment for patients, families, and one another.

The Work

Nurses in the Rincon Emergency Department assess, prioritize, and care for patients across the full spectrum of emergency medicine. Care includes rapid triage, stabilization of critically ill or injured patients, cardiac and stroke response, sepsis recognition and treatment, trauma care, behavioral health emergencies, procedural sedation, and management of acute medical and surgical conditions.

Emergency nurses work collaboratively with physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, imaging staff, laboratory personnel, and inpatient teams to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment. Every shift brings new challenges, requiring clinical excellence, adaptability, and strong critical-thinking skills.

Why Nurses Who Want to Be Excellent Choose Rincon ED

A broad and diverse clinical experience.

Emergency nursing provides exposure to a wide range of patient populations and diagnoses, creating opportunities to develop strong assessment skills and clinical judgment.

Structured onboarding and ongoing development.

New team members receive a comprehensive orientation tailored to their experience level, including precepted clinical shifts, skills validation, emergency response training, and ongoing educational support.

Real autonomy supported by teamwork.

Emergency nurses are empowered to identify deterioration, initiate evidence-based interventions, and escalate care appropriately while working within a highly collaborative team environment.

Multiple pathways for growth.

Opportunities include charge nurse responsibilities, preceptor roles, leadership development, specialty certifications such as CEN.

A culture built on teamwork.

Success in emergency medicine depends on trust and collaboration. Our team values accountability, communication, mutual support, and a willingness to step in wherever help is needed.

What We Expect

Excellence in the Rincon Emergency Department requires clinical competence, sound judgment, and a commitment to patient safety. We expect nurses to provide compassionate care under pressure, communicate effectively with patients and colleagues, embrace continuous learning, and maintain the flexibility needed to thrive in an unpredictable environment.

We seek team members who demonstrate resilience, professionalism, and a strong patient advocacy mindset. In emergency medicine, every interaction matters, and every team member contributes to exceptional outcomes.

Schedule and Structure

Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year , the Rincon Emergency Department provides around-the-clock emergency care to the community. Team members work 12-hour shifts and are supported by registered nurses, emergency technicians, unit coordinators, charge nurses, department leadership, physicians, advanced practice providers, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, imaging services, laboratory services, case management, and social work.

At Rincon Emergency Department, you'll find a team that is committed to excellence, supports professional growth, and takes pride in making a difference when patients need us most.

SUMMARY

Coordinates patient care planning with other disciplines utilizing the principles of the nursing process and critical thinking skills in order to maintain patient safety and well-being. (Some positions might be assigned to critical care areas requiring specialized training.)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure safe patient care.

Writes or obtains initial nursing histories, assesses patients' conditions and develops individual care plans; maintains patient documentation.

Receives and reviews preceding shift reports and floor nurse reports; makes complete rounds of all units, and notes patients' condition.

Notifies appropriate physician regarding any unusual or unexpected events or problems requiring direct physician consultation.

Works with other members of the interdisciplinary patient care team, implements and reinforces patient instructional needs with patient and family offering informational material and pointing out special areas of concern.

Evaluates outcomes of patient care, consults with other specialists as needed and adjusts nursing care processes as necessary to ensure optimal patient care.

Identifies and resolves workplace health and safety issues.

P rovides appropriate, direct patient care utilizing appropriate aseptic techniques.

May manage IV lines, ensure that sterile techniques are adhered to, and oversee patient movement and positioning to ensure that the patient is handled in a medically safe manner.

May perform the administration of pharmacological vasodilator medications for the purpose of nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging; complies with examination competency as defined in the Imaging Services Practice Standards.

Complies with policies, procedures, regulations, and standards and takes corrective action when violations occur.

Orients, instructs, and educates assigned personnel.

Behavioral Health RN: Assesses psychological needs of patient and families upon referral from nursing/medical personnel, external programs, and facilities. Provides discharge and aftercare planning as needed for a smooth transition from urgent care, inpatient, hospitalization, partial hospital program or intensive outpatient program. Represents psychiatric services to referral sources, community agencies, court services, social service agencies, and others as required.

EP-RN Specialist : Assists physicians with procedures such as pacemaker, implantable defibrillator placement, angiograms, ablations, and other electrophysiology-based procedures; inserts cardiac catheters including central arterial/venous access catheters, performs catheter manipulation services. Operates and maintains all electrophysiology recording systems, stimulators and ablations systems, responsible for patient specimen testing, quality control and improvement.

EP Coordinator: Oversees EP area and coordinates with Cardiac Cath Lab lead to better evaluate staffing and schedule needs, training required, materials management, and provides recommendations for efficiencies.

Adheres to and supports team members in exhibiting TMCH values of integrity, community, compassion, and dedication.

Adheres to TMC organizational and department-specific safety, confidentiality, values, policies and standards.

Performs related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION : Graduation from a qualified, nationally-accredited nursing program. ( Some positions may require additional training related to specific skill area, such as EP, which requires instructional programs in intra-cardio echocardiogram and electrophysiology, which includes 30 ablation procedures.)

EXPERIENCE : One year of nursing experience in an acute care setting preferred. (Positions assigned to EP: require two (2) years of EP experience or demonstrated competency in all areas of EP Lab procedures).

LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION: Current RN licensure permitting work in the State of Arizona and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required. Some departments such as OR, Ambulatory Surgery, Pediatrics/PICU, PACU, and GI Lab will require advanced life support certification (ACLS and PALS). ( Additional certification may be required for some specialties, such as Neonatal Resuscitation for the NICU, EP certification from International Board of Heart Rhythm Examiners for Special Competency in Cardiac Electrophysiology for the Associated Professional or equivalent certification). For Hospice & Pediatrics areas, valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card within 6 months of hire and for Mental Health only Crisis Prevention Instruction (CPI) required.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of direct patient care and critical care procedures and techniques, tools, and responses required to ensure optimal patient care.
• Knowledge of exam indicators, contraindications and patient preparation.
• Skill in communicating in a clear and concise manner with staff involved in critical care, and physicians to ensure the proper care of patients.
• Skill in reading 12-lead EKG.
• Skill demonstrated in assigned disciplines such as EP, directly involved in patient care.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to complete routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to listen and accurately interpret others’ communication or instructions to take appropriate action.
• Ability to speak and communicate effectively.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• NICU only: Ability to provide family centered developmentally appropriate care of newborns. Ability to handle the emotional stress associated with caring for a critically ill newborn or neonate. Ability to formulate a plan of care and support multidisciplinary collaboration.