Advanced Clinical Nurse

Valleywise Health System • Phoenix, AZ

6d

About The Position

The Advanced Clinical Nurse champions practice excellence and patient advocacy, delivering expert, age-specific nursing care. The nurse partners with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to promote comprehensive, cost-effective healthcare outcomes. The role contributes clinical insight and leadership to quality improvement initiatives and helps elevate the standard of care.

Responsibilities include providing comprehensive patient care, developing and coordinating patient care plans, advocating for and educating patients and families, indirectly supervising ancillary personnel, supporting team-building, advancing quality improvement, and completing required medical and regulatory documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Nursing.
• At least one year of recent acute care hospital RN experience demonstrating the required knowledge, skills, and abilities; alternatively, graduates of the Valleywise Health New Grad RN program must have at least one year of Valleywise Health RN experience and be in good standing.
• Current, valid Arizona RN license, temporary Arizona RN license, or valid compact RN licensure for the current state of practice, in good standing with the issuing Board of Nursing.
• BLS card obtained through an American Heart Association training center upon hire.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse people.
• Excellent communication, time management, and customer service skills.
• Basic computer word-processing skills and ability to navigate an electronic medical record using a computer.
• Ability to read, write, and speak effectively in English.
• For Burn Center ICU practice: ACLS upon hire or transfer, PALS within six months, and ABLS within one year.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive, age-specific patient care, including sophisticated assessments and medication administration.
• Identify critical nursing challenges.
• Develop tailored patient care plans and ensure care is delivered or delegated in accordance with Valleywise Health policies.
• Advocate for clients and educate patients and families.
• Indirectly supervise ancillary personnel and contribute to team-building initiatives.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives and promote efficient, high-standard clinical workflows.
• Complete and process required medical and regulatory documentation.
• Partner with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to promote comprehensive, cost-effective healthcare outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level