Registered Nurse Traveler ER Mid Shift
About The Position
HonorHealth is hiring a Registered Nurse Traveler for its internal travel program, with assignments at various locations in Phoenix, Arizona. Assignments last 13 weeks, with the potential for up to three extensions. The position is an evening-shift, full-time travel role in the emergency room. Travelers may earn up to $2,943 weekly and are eligible for medical, dental, vision, and paid time off benefits, as well as shift and weekend differentials and self-scheduling. Upon conversion to core staff, the employee may be eligible for an HonorHealth sign-on bonus. The RN practices according to ANA professional nursing standards and the Code of Ethics and applies professional nursing knowledge to the care of the patient population served. The role includes assessing patients, developing and implementing individualized care plans, administering medications and treatments, monitoring and documenting patient status, coordinating with physicians and other clinicians, educating patients and families, and delegating and guiding nursing aides and licensed practical nurses as appropriate. The RN also contributes to staff and student development, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, and a healthy work environment. Nurses directly responsible for stroke patients must have knowledge of stroke symptoms, protocols, scales, alert procedures, quality indicators, educational resources, and related requirements. The RN collects and analyzes patient health data; identifies diagnoses and expected outcomes; develops, implements, and evaluates family-centered, developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant plans of care; and documents care and patient progress. The RN evaluates personal practice and care quality, integrates ethical and cultural considerations, collaborates with patients, families, peers, and multidisciplinary teams, supports professional development and evidence-based nursing practice, and uses resources effectively while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost.
Requirements
- Associate degree or diploma in nursing.
- Graduates must be from an accredited NLN/CCNE institution.
- At least 2 years of RN experience.
- Travelers must be available for a minimum 13-week assignment in full-time status.
- Current Arizona nursing license or compact-state licensure upon hire; Arizona licensure must be obtained within 60 days of hire when applicable.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification upon hire.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire, plus unit-specific certification as required by specialty area.
- Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire or have at least 5 years of Registered Nurse experience, including direct patient care or indirect RN roles, at the time of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- National certification for the unit-specific patient population.
Responsibilities
- Collect and prioritize patient health data systematically, involving the family as appropriate.
- Analyze assessment data, determine nursing diagnoses, and develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized plans of care.
- Identify patient-specific expected outcomes and develop evidence-based plans that support continuity of care.
- Implement care-plan interventions, including treatments, medications, emergency measures, and resuscitative measures according to standing orders and applicable policies and procedures.
- Provide care addressing patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs using a family-centered approach.
- Evaluate patient progress and document observations, interventions, monitoring data, and other relevant care information.
- Evaluate care-plan quality and effectiveness to maintain and enhance patient outcomes and support cost-effective, high-quality healthcare.
- Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, laws, regulations, and system and department policies; maintain current nursing knowledge.
- Integrate ethical principles and account for cultural and diversity needs in practice.
- Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary healthcare team members in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
- Support peers’ and other healthcare providers’ professional development through role-modeling and participation in preceptor or mentor programs.
- Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care and identify and facilitate changes to nursing practice.
- Participate in and apply evidence-based research to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes, including integrating research into practice.
- Use resources effectively and efficiently while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost in care delivery.
- Teach patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, diet, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medications and therapies.
- Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate appropriately.
- Precept new hires and students and help them complete competency requirements.
- Maintain and enhance clinical knowledge and skills, including stroke-care knowledge when directly responsible for stroke patients.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage eligibility.
- Paid time off eligibility.
- Shift and weekend differentials.
- Self-scheduling.
- Upon conversion to core staff, eligibility for any HonorHealth sign-on bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
