Registered Nurse RN Pediatric General PRN

Banner Health•Mesa, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Staffing Services offers registry/per diem opportunities within Banner Health. These positions are used as needed within Banner facilities and have no guaranteed hours. The role is with Banner Children’s at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, providing nursing care to children from birth through late teens in a 40+ bed pediatric unit. Patients may have orthopedic, surgical, gastrointestinal, neurological, endocrine, oncology, or general pediatric conditions. Qualified candidates must have pediatric RN experience. The nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse or others under their direction, and requires specialized knowledge and judgment to provide developmentally appropriate care. Registry/per diem employees may apply as internal applicants for regular Banner Health opportunities. The position requires completion of a post-offer occupational health physical assessment, drug screen, and background check covering employment, criminal, and education history. Registry/per diem positions do not include a medical benefits package.

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.
Pediatric RN experience.
Banner Registry and Travel acute care positions require at least one year of experience in an acute care hospital setting, including work within the past 12 months as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area.
Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area through annual validations.
Must complete a post-offer occupational health physical assessment, drug screen, and background check.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Professional certification.
Additional related education and/or experience.
Experience in the clinical area for which the candidate is applying.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient history, diagnostic and laboratory data, and report abnormal results to appropriate caregivers.
Develop and revise patient-specific plans of care and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
Implement care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision, following physician orders, nursing plans, policies, standards of care, 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, progress toward goals, and effectiveness of teaching; revise care plans as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, nursing interventions, patient responses, and physician orders legibly and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research, shared leadership, education, orientation, precepting, and mentoring activities.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, community providers, agencies, and clergy to coordinate and support patient care.
May supervise staff and departmental workflow in some roles.