Registered Nurse RN Pediatric Operating Room

Banner Health•Mesa, AZ

22d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Pediatric Operating Room at Banner Desert Medical Center/Banner Children’s at Desert in Mesa, Arizona. The role provides nursing care in the surgery department, applying specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills to assess and plan care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental ages. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others under their direction and works with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary care teams. The position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. It includes coordinating and delegating care, communicating patient status to caregivers, evaluating treatment and teaching, and supporting the education and development of colleagues, patients, and families. Some roles may supervise staff and department workflow. This is a full-time day-shift position scheduled for four 10-hour shifts per week (40 hours), with a 6:40 a.m. start time. The schedule is determined after orientation. Weekday, weekend, and holiday on-call rotations are required. The posting offers a $20,000 sign-on bonus for experienced Operating Room RNs, a flat $5-per-hour call rate, a $3-per-hour weekend shift differential, and an 18% night-shift differential when applicable. Eligible team members may participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.

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 in the clinical area for which the candidate is applying is desired; clinical competencies must be maintained through annual validations.
Pediatric Operating Room nurses are encouraged to apply.
Banner Registry and Travel acute care positions require at least one year of experience in an acute care hospital setting, including work in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as an RN in the specialty area; this stated requirement applies to Registry and Travel positions.
Additional certification or continuing education may be required depending on the area of practice.

Nice To Haves

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 patient history, diagnostic and laboratory information, and report abnormal results to appropriate caregivers.
Formulate and revise individualized plans of care, including 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 accurately communicating patient status to other caregivers and coordinating with health care providers and other contacts.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise the plan of care as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately, legibly, and on time.
Use available evidence in care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and contribute to nursing quality indicators and patient outcomes.
Support education, role development, orientation, precepting, and mentoring of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors when appropriate.
In some roles, supervise staff and department workflow.
Coordinate and communicate with staff across departments, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, and clergy concerning patient care and support.