Nurse Medical Surgical
About The Position
The Registered Nurse provides compassionate, high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to support patients’ health outcomes, recovery, comfort, and well-being. The nurse performs assessments and skilled procedures, implements individualized care plans, and organizes and prioritizes care activities. The role involves collaborating with an interdisciplinary team, communicating clinical findings to physicians and other providers using SBAR, and conducting bedside nurse-to-nurse reports. The nurse is accountable for ethical practice, advocates for patients through holistic care, recognizes the limits of their scope, seeks collaboration and appropriate resources, and follows the chain of command. The nurse delegates tasks according to patient needs, stability, risk, task complexity, and their scope of practice, while accepting accountability for decisions. The role also includes using culturally sensitive care practices, communicating effectively as a team member, mentoring and precepting others, motivating colleagues around care delivery, and representing the organization positively.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Registered Nurse (RN) in Arizona.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR).
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- One year of recent acute care experience.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive, safe, effective, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired patient health outcomes.
- Organize and prioritize patient care activities while considering patient needs and comfort.
- Conduct assessments, perform skilled procedures, and implement patient care plans.
- Demonstrate accountability for ethical behavior and address or escalate ethical practice issues.
- Advocate for patients and provide holistic care.
- Use SBAR to communicate clinical findings to physicians and other providers, and give nurse-to-nurse reports at the bedside.
- Recognize the limits of the nursing scope of practice, seek multidisciplinary collaboration, use appropriate resources, and follow the chain of command.
- Delegate tasks based on patient needs, potential for harm, stability, task complexity, outcome predictability, and the nurse’s scope of practice; remain accountable for decisions.
- Participate as a team member and use effective communication and teamwork skills.
- Provide care that is sensitive to patients’ cultural values, beliefs, and customs.
- Develop others through mentoring and precepting, and engage and motivate others in care delivery.
- Represent the organization positively.
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
