Registered Nurse Traveler ER Mid Shift

HonorHealth•Phoenix, AZ

10d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse Traveler provides emergency-room nursing care during a mid shift. Practice is guided by the ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice and Code of Ethics and uses evidence-based, theory-based nursing within a Shared Governance model. The RN assesses patients, establishes or contributes to individualized care plans, delivers and evaluates treatment, documents care, and collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and the multidisciplinary team. The RN also educates patients and families, delegates and directs appropriate care activities, supports staff and student development, and contributes to improved clinical outcomes and a healthy work environment. The role is part of HonorHealth’s Internal Travel Program, with 13-week assignments and the potential for up to three extensions. The position is based at various locations in Phoenix, Arizona, and is listed as an evening shift. Travelers must work full time during the assignment. RNs with direct responsibility for stroke patients must know stroke symptoms and warning signs; relevant identification, evaluation, and management protocols; NIHSS and Modified Rankin Stroke scales; stroke-alert procedures; quality indicators; patient education materials and community resources; educational requirements; and Stroke Center website resources.

Requirements

At least 2 years of registered nurse experience.
Minimum 13-week travel assignment in a full-time status.
Associate degree or diploma in nursing.
Graduation from an accredited NLN/CCNE institution.
Arizona or compact-state Registered Nurse licensure upon hire.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through training course C, plus unit-specific certification as required by the specialty area.
For diploma or ADN hires: complete a BSN within 60 months of hire, or have at least 5 years of Registered Nurse experience at hire, including direct patient care or indirect RN roles.
For nurses directly responsible for stroke patients, meet the stroke-specific education requirements referenced in the job posting’s addendum.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN).
National certification for the unit-specific patient population.

Responsibilities

Collect and prioritize health data systematically and involve the family in assessment.
Analyze assessment data and use nursing diagnoses to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise appropriate patient plans of care.
Identify individualized expected outcomes and develop evidence-based, family-centered plans that support continuity of care.
Implement care-plan interventions and initiate treatments, medications, emergency measures, and resuscitative measures in accordance with standing orders, policies, and procedures.
Provide nursing care addressing patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs using a family-centered approach.
Evaluate patient progress toward expected outcomes.
Document observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures, multi-system monitoring data, and other relevant patient-care information.
Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of care plans and nursing practice to promote high-quality, cost-effective care and improved outcomes.
Maintain current nursing knowledge and practice in accordance with professional standards, statutes, regulations, and applicable policies.
Integrate ethical principles and cultural and diversity considerations into nursing practice.
Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Direct licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate tasks when appropriate.
Contribute to peers’ and other healthcare providers’ professional development through role modeling and participation in preceptor or mentor programs.
Precept new hires and students and help them complete competency requirements.
Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care and identify and facilitate evidence-based changes to nursing practice.
Participate in and use research to identify strategies for improving nursing practice and patient outcomes, and support integration of research into practice.
Use resources effectively and efficiently while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering care.
For direct stroke-care responsibilities, apply required knowledge of stroke signs, protocols, scales, alerts, quality indicators, education resources, and related requirements.