Cath Lab RN

Valleywise Health•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

Under the direction of the Nurse Manager (or Executive DON, Ambulatory), an Advanced Clinical Nurse provides professional, skilled, age-specific nursing care for patients in collaboration with physicians and other disciplines. The nurse performs all aspects of patient care, including patient assessment, medication administration, identifying nursing problems, planning care, and providing or delegating care according to Valleywise Health policies. The role also includes client advocacy and education, completing and processing required documentation, indirectly supervising ancillary personnel as directed, and participating in team-building and quality-improvement activities. The position demonstrates professional skills and behaviors that promote comprehensive, cost-effective, meaningful healthcare in a diverse healthcare environment, and supports advancement in professional practice through activities such as quality improvement and leadership. The position may require standby and on-call time with a 30-minute response time. Hourly pay rate: $35.52–$52.39.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Nursing.
At least one year of recent acute-care hospital RN experience demonstrating understanding of 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.
For Cath Lab: ACLS certification upon hire or transfer.
Ability to work with culturally diverse people.
Excellent communication, time-management, and customer-service skills.
Basic computer word-processing skills, including formatting, editing, printing, composing email, and internet searches, 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.

Responsibilities

Provide professional, skilled, age-specific nursing care in collaboration with physicians and other disciplines.
Perform patient assessments and administer medications.
Identify nursing problems and plan patient care.
Provide or delegate care in accordance with Valleywise Health policies.
Act as a client advocate and educator.
Complete and process required documentation.
Indirectly supervise ancillary personnel as directed.
Participate in team-building and quality-improvement activities.
Promote comprehensive, cost-effective, meaningful healthcare in a diverse healthcare environment.
Demonstrate advancement in professional practice through activities such as quality improvement and leadership.