Registered Nurse RN New Graduate Liver Kidney Medical Surgical

Banner Health•Phoenix, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The New Graduate RN Residency Program at Banner Health has received the highest accreditation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) as a Practice Transition Accreditation Program® (PTAP). Banner Health’s New Nurse Experience (NNE) provides a collaborative learning environment where you can refine your nursing skills, enhance your knowledge, and transition from a new graduate to a fully competent, professional nurse at Banner Health. The Banner Health New Nurse Experience is a full-time Registered Nurse position that assists you in transitioning from a new graduate to a fully competent, professional nurse at Banner Health. This program provides a collaborative learning environment in which you can refine your nursing skills, enhance your knowledge, and develop new personal and professional relationships. Successful candidates will be placed in specific units at Banner Health facilities to be clinically mentored by unit staff and educators. We offer all of our New Grads multiple Career Pathways and development opportunities to achieve your long-term career goals. Whether you are wanting to go into a specialty unit, leadership roles, non-bedside nursing opportunities, or any other sector of nursing - we will help you get there! The expectation is that you will stay on your NNE unit for at least 12 months to get a full and comprehensive training experience! New Grads will also need to live within a reasonable commute distance of the facility they are hired into. Most new nurses will work three 12 hour shifts, which will include weekend and holiday rotations with other staff members. Banner University Medical Center – Phoenix is proud to be a 4 time designated, Magnet facility, an Academic Medical Center, a Level 1 Trauma Center, a Designated Stroke Center and boasts the first and only Joint Commission Accredited Diabetes Program. University Medical Center Phoenix has been recognized on the Becker’s Hospital Review 2023 “Great hospitals in America” list. These hospitals are renowned for clinical excellence, patient safety, innovation efforts, research and education, patient satisfaction and more. Nurses play a critical role in patient care. They are the smiling faces patients see when they’re sick. They are advocates for the patients and their families. Truly, they are the heartbeat of a hospital. We care about you, your nursing career today and your future. Great options and great opportunities. This unit is supported by a strong multi-disciplinary team which includes social workers, nutritionists, case managers, transplant coordinators, pharmacists, therapists, chaplains, and physicians: nephrologists, hepatologists, surgeons, hospitalists and the medical teaching staff. As one focus of our care is patients on renal replacement therapy: renal transplant, hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis, we have close working relationship with the BUMCP Kidney Center and Banner Transplant Services. This team concept provides continuity of care and teaching to promote healing, so the patient can discharge in a timely manner. Nights positions are available, three - 12 hour shifts from 7PM - 7:30AM. With our self-scheduling system, nights offer an 18% differential and a weekend schedule is eligible for a flat rate $3/hour shift differential Your pay and benefits (Total Rewards) are important components of your Journey at Banner Health. Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to help you and your family. We provide health and financial security options, so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life. POSITION SUMMARY This position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and documents nursing care of patients in accordance with organizational policies and in accordance with standards of professional nursing practice utilizing the framework for professional nursing practice and development. This position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others who are under their direction. This position utilizes specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills necessary to assess data and plan, provide and evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of assigned patients.

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.
No More than 12 months of RN experience
Recent or Upcoming graduation from an accredited nursing program
Current BLS card (through either American Heart Association, Red Cross, or ASHI) or ability to obtain certification before a start date

Nice To Haves

BSN is preferred - open to ADN at select locations
Previous healthcare experience is preferred
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.