Registered Nurse RN Pediatric Emergency Department

Banner Health

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Health is hiring a Pediatric Emergency Department Registered Nurse for the Emergency Center at Banner Desert and Banner Children’s Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. The Level I Trauma Emergency Department cares for adult and pediatric patients and sees approximately 150,000 patients annually. This full-time role is scheduled for three 12-hour night shifts per week, 7:00 PM–7:30 AM, with access to a self-scheduling tool for shift and weekend coverage. The position offers an 18% night-shift differential and, when applicable, a flat-rate $3-per-hour weekend differential. Pediatric ED experience is strongly preferred. The RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role uses specialized nursing knowledge and skills to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs and is accountable for the quality of services delivered by the nurse and those under their direction. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary care team; coordinates and delegates care; communicates patient status; and contributes to education, professional development, shared leadership, and quality improvement. In some roles, the position may supervise staff and departmental workflow. Banner Desert Medical Center is located on an 80-acre campus and has more than 700 licensed beds, including over 100 dedicated to children and 76 dedicated to the NICU. Banner Children’s Hospital at Desert is a state-of-the-art facility with more than 200 beds, including a 76-bed NICU, 24-bed PICU, six pediatric operating rooms, and a 22-bed emergency department. Applicants must hold a current valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary/interim RN license in that state, or compact RN licensure applicable to the state of practice. BLS certification is required. Additional certification or continuing education may be required depending on the practice area. A bachelor’s degree and professional certification are preferred. New graduate nurses with less than 12 months of experience are directed to search for RN New Grad openings.

Requirements

Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
Experience, training, and education appropriate to perform the job, as related during the interview process.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area through annual validations.
Additional certification or continuing education may be required based on the area of practice.

Nice To Haves

Pediatric Emergency Department experience is strongly preferred.
Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying is desired.
Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Professional certification preferred.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review histories, diagnostics, and laboratory data; report abnormal results; and complete assessments and reassessments.
Develop and revise individualized plans of care and discharge plans using assessment data and input from patients, families, and the health care team.
Provide and coordinate direct patient care in accordance with physician orders, nursing plans, policies, procedures, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
Delegate and supervise care activities appropriately and communicate patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
Evaluate patients’ and families’ responses to care and teaching, patient progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of teaching; revise plans as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research, shared leadership, education, orientation, precepting, and mentoring.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
Collaborate and communicate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, community providers, agencies, and clergy concerning patient care.
In some roles, supervise staff and departmental workflow.