Registered Nurse RN Emergency Department

Banner Health • Phoenix, AZ

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Emergency Department (ED) at Banner Estrella Medical Center, a Magnet Recognized facility in Southwest Phoenix, provides direct patient care to pediatric and adult patients. The ED has a high annual volume and is a Level 4 Trauma Center, focusing on state-of-the-art Stroke, Cardiac, and Pediatric Care. The multidisciplinary team includes nurses, technicians, case management, social work, physicians, advanced practice providers, and pharmacy, all dedicated to high-quality, timely, and compassionate care. This fast-paced environment requires RNs who are adaptable, proactive, and excellent communicators. The role involves assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting nursing care according to organizational policies and professional standards. The RN is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered and utilizes specialized knowledge to provide age-appropriate care. The position also involves collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, patient and family education, and potentially supervising staff and workflow.

Requirements

• Current, valid RN license in state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in state of practice, or compact RN licensure for current state of practice.
• BLS certification is required.
• Minimum of 12 months ED experience required for sign-on bonus.
• Requires a 2-year commitment for the sign-on bonus.
• Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area in which they work as demonstrated through annual validations.
• Banner Registry and Travel acute care positions require a minimum of one year experience in an acute care hospital setting.
• Experience must include working in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area.
• Banner Registry and Travel physician practice positions require a minimum of one year experience as a Registered Nurse in a physician practice or an acute care setting.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Professional certification preferred.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs.
• Reviews patient history and physical with patient/family and assures completion within appropriate timeframe.
• Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members.
• Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers.
• Completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined in policy.
• Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input.
• Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care.
• Goals for patient are realistic, measurable and developed in conjunction with the patient/family.
• Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age specific and educational needs of the patient in the plan of are.
• Plans care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Reviews and revises the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs based on evaluation of the patient’s status.
• Implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision of the activities of the health care team.
• Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements.
• Delegates appropriately, and provides nursing supervision in the provision of care to patients by other licensed nurses and other personnel.
• Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
• Evaluates the patient's and family's response to care and teaching, and revises the plan of care as needed.
• Evaluates patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.
• Evaluates patient's response and the effectiveness of patient teaching.
• Documents assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record.
• Documentation is legible, timely and in accordance with policy.
• Documentation reflects objective/subjective data, nursing interventions and patient’s response to treatment.
• Notes physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
• Provides care based on the best evidence available and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
• Participates in unit or facility shared leadership.
• Interacts and participates in the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families and visitors.
• Promotes/supports growth of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
• Contributes to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
• Actively participates in the improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
• In some roles, this position may supervise staff and work flow of the department.
• Interacts with all levels of staff in a variety of departments, physicians, patients, families and external contacts, such as employees of other health care institutions, community providers and agencies, concerning the health care of the patient.
• Interacts with other health care providers in numerous settings in order to report and ask for or clarify information.
• Also works with clergy to provide spiritual support.
• Synthesizes and prioritizes data from multiple sources to provide support for the human response of the patient and family to changes in health status.

Benefits

• Option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits that fit your family's needs.
• 18% night shift differential
• $3/hour weekend shift differential

What This Job Offers

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