Cardiac Thoracic ICU Nurse

St. Joseph Hospital & Medical Center • Phoenix, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) for its Cardiac Thoracic ICU. Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, the hospital is dedicated to caring for the poor and underserved and is a nationally recognized center for quaternary care, medical education, and research. It includes renowned institutes like Barrow Neurological Institute and Norton Thoracic Institute, and a Level I Trauma Center. The hospital is also known for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services, attracting patients globally. U.S News & World Report ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals for neurology and neurosurgery. The Lung Transplant/Thoracic ICU is a dynamic environment and a dedicated 24-bed unit supporting adult thoracic post-surgical patients and those with medically managed respiratory disorders, playing a critical role within the Norton Thoracic Institute. The unit prides itself on quality scores and employee satisfaction, offering 12-hour self-scheduling shifts with a nurse to patient ratio of 1:2 or 1:1. It is a fast-paced environment with many learning and educational opportunities available with leadership support. As an RN, you will deliver compassionate, high-quality care, leveraging your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You will collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes. Success in this role requires keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, a patient-first mindset, and a sense of urgency and dedication to excellence.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing, upon hire
• Registered Nurse: AZ, upon hire
• One year recent acute care experience, upon hire
• Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors Of Science Nursing
• At least one year of ICU experience

Responsibilities

• Deliver compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.
• Leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care.
• Make critical assessments, perform skilled procedures, and meticulously implement patient care plans.
• Collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.
• Provide comprehensive, safe, and effective, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired health outcomes for the patient.
• Represent the organization in a positive manner.
• Apply negotiation and conflict management strategies.
• Organize and prioritize patient care activities balanced with the needs and comfort of the patient.
• Document the nursing care plan and incorporate the nursing process following the standard of care for patient care area.
• Document changes in patient condition and response to interventions within established timeframes.
• Demonstrate accountability for own ethical behavior, and support ethical practice by addressing and/or escalating issues.
• Recognize limits of scope of practice, seek multidisciplinary collaboration, utilize appropriate resources, and follow chain of command.
• Assume accountability for decisions made.
• Serve as an advocate for patients needs by demonstrating holistic care practices.
• Use knowledge of cultural differences to provide patient care that is sensitive to and consistent with cultural values, beliefs, and customs.
• Demonstrate the ability to recognize and adapt to changes in patients condition (i.e. Lab, vitals, signs and test values) in a timely and clinically appropriate manner.
• Utilize SBAR format tool to notify physicians, and other providers of clinical findings, perform nurse-to-nurse report at the bedside.

Benefits

• $10,000 sign-on bonus for RNs with at least two years of ICU experience.
• $10,000 relocation allowance to new hires that meet the eligibility requirements.
• Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days.
• Debt relief and student loan assistance.
• Full-time employees can receive up to $18000 over five years while part-time employees can receive up to $9000.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees