Registered Nurse - Ambulatory Care

KurzSolutions • Phoenix, AZ

3h • Onsite

About The Position

The Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC) is a 127-bed Indian Health Service hospital located in central Phoenix, Arizona. PIMC is one of the largest Client facilities in the country, serving over 150,000 American Indian and Alaska Native patients from more than 45 tribes across the greater Phoenix metropolitan area and surrounding communities. PIMC provides a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient services, including: Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care Unit, General Surgery, Internal Medicine, Behavioral Health, OB/GYN & Women’s Health, Pediatrics, Ambulance/EMS, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy, Radiology, Dental, Optometry, and Outpatient Primary Care. KurzSolutions is committed to improving health outcomes by providing well-managed companies with the top healthcare talent in the market. KurzSolutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need.

Requirements

• Active, unrestricted Registered Nurse (RN) license in any U.S. state (Client facility – Arizona license not required).
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing from an ACEN- or CCNE-accredited program – OR – diploma or associate degree in professional nursing from an approved program.
• Minimum thirty-six (36) months of nursing experience, with at least two (2) years in ambulatory care or a related specialty.
• Current BLS certification (required).
• Two (2) professional references from current or previous supervisors.
• Certificate of Immunization.

Responsibilities

• Observe and assess the patient’s clinical condition, recognizing, identifying, and interpreting serious situations and immediately deciding and taking appropriate action.
• Formulate a nursing diagnosis.
• Develop a plan of care for individual patients by interviewing patients and family members, reviewing the patient’s health record and determining the kind of health and physical care required, including discharge planning.
• Initiate appropriate measures in emergency situations when physicians are not immediately available.
• Operate and monitor general and specialized nursing equipment utilized in the Ambulatory Care department.
• Administer therapeutic measures and medications as prescribed by the physician.
• Plan, provide, and document the teaching of patients and families in preventive, curative, and rehabilitative measures.
• Record observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures administered, and the status of coordinated activities between nursing and other professional disciplines.
• Serve a diverse Native American patient population from more than 45 tribes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree