Registered Nurse RN ICU SWAT

Banner Health•Sun City, AZ

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The ICU SWAT RN collaborates with multiple departments during declining patient situations, including rapid responses and code blues, and mentors colleagues when appropriate. The nurse uses strong assessment and critical-thinking skills in urgent patient-care situations, monitors interventions and follows up on their effectiveness, answers clinical inquiries, and helps guide care. The role proactively rounds during the shift to identify high-risk patients and facilitate early intervention to help reduce adverse outcomes, including mortality. The ICU SWAT RN serves as an expert clinical resource at Banner Boswell Medical Center and is expected to lead by example in support of Banner’s mission to become a high-reliability organization. Critical care expertise and/or emergency experience is desired, with willingness to cross-train to ICU. The nurse is expected to maintain competency and pursue lifelong learning and evidence-informed practice. The team provides 24/7 coverage and transfers full accountability to the next SWAT nurse on duty. The position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. It is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse or those under their direction. The nurse applies specialized knowledge, judgment, and skills to assess data and plan, provide, and evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of assigned patients. This is a full-time position listed as 36 hours, with rotating weekends. The posting also describes the position as a night-shift role, while the schedule paragraph calls it a day-shift position. Weekend shift differential is $3 per hour, and SWAT RNs receive an additional $3 per hour in float pay, in addition to base pay. Banner Health offers health and financial security benefit options for employees and their families; specific benefit details are not listed. Banner Boswell Medical Center is a 410-bed acute-care hospital serving the northwest area of metro-Phoenix. It provides a range of acute-care services and has received recognition for hospital quality and stroke care.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited nursing program with an Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree in Nursing, or completion of a specialized nursing diploma program that includes at least two years of specialized training and/or experience.
Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure applicable to the state of practice.
BLS certification.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area, as demonstrated through annual validations.
Relate relevant experience, training, and education during the interview process.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying is desired.
Critical-care expertise and/or emergency experience; willingness to cross-train to ICU.
Bachelor's degree preferred.
Professional certification preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with multiple departments in declining patient situations, including rapid responses and code blues.
Mentor colleagues when appropriate and model strong clinical leadership.
Use assessment and critical-thinking skills to guide urgent patient care and help prevent negative outcomes.
Monitor interventions and follow up to ensure they are effective; answer clinical inquiries and help guide care.
Proactively round during shifts to identify high-risk patients and facilitate early intervention.
Maintain clinical competency and engage in lifelong learning and evidence-informed practice.
Provide consistent SWAT coverage and transfer full accountability to the next SWAT nurse on duty.
Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review histories, diagnostics, and laboratory results and report abnormal findings.
Formulate and revise patient-specific plans of care and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
Implement plans of care through direct care, coordination, delegation, and supervision, following physician orders, policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by communicating patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward outcomes, and revise plans as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and on time.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research, shared leadership, quality improvement, and professional organizations.
Participate in education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; support others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, external contacts, other care providers, and clergy to coordinate and clarify patient-care information and support.