Advanced Clinical Nurse

Valleywise Health • Phoenix, AZ

15h

About The Position

As an Advanced Clinical Nurse, you champion practice excellence and patient advocacy while delivering expert, age-specific nursing care. You partner with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to support comprehensive, cost-effective, and meaningful healthcare outcomes. Your leadership and clinical insights contribute to quality improvement initiatives and help elevate the standard of care.

The role includes providing comprehensive patient care, developing and coordinating patient care plans, educating and advocating for 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, Valleywise Health New Grad RN program graduates must have at least one year of RN experience at Valleywise Health 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.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual ability.
• For Burn Center ICU: ACLS upon hire or transfer; obtain PALS within six months and ABLS within one year. Certification or continuing education may be required depending on area of practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive patient care, including sophisticated assessments and medication administration, and 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 about their health.
• Indirectly supervise ancillary personnel and contribute to team-building initiatives.
• Lead or support 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