Registered Nurse RN Preadmission

Banner Health•Sun City, AZ

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care to preoperative and postsurgical patients in the Banner Boswell Perianesthesia department, working in both pre-op holding and the post-anesthesia care unit. The department values a stable, tenured staff and cross-trains team members in pre-op and post-op care. The nurse plans, directs, organizes, coordinates, and implements nursing care consistent with the organization’s mission. The position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. It requires specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to assess patient data and provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themself or by others under their direction. Care includes monitoring patients’ heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, and respiration, as well as managing pain and nausea that may follow anesthesia. The position is full-time, with 40 hours per week across four shifts, scheduled from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.; no call is required.

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, a temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
Ability to demonstrate through the interview process the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job.
Ability to maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient history, physicals, diagnostics, and laboratory data; and report abnormal results to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Complete patient assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and organizational policy.
Formulate and revise patient-specific plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
Implement plans of care through direct patient care and through coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities.
Provide care in accordance with physician orders, nursing plans, organizational policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by accurately communicating patient status to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise plans of care as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately, legibly, and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and, when applicable, participate in research, shared leadership, professional organizations, and efforts to improve nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
Participate in education, orientation, role development, precepting, and mentoring of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors, as appropriate.
Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, and clergy to coordinate care and provide support.
In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.