Registered Nurse RN Pediatric General

Banner Health

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the General Pediatrics unit at Banner Children’s at Desert, providing professional, compassionate care to pediatric patients from neonates through adults. The unit is a 24-bed, all-private-room setting caring for patients with a diverse range of medical conditions and surgical needs. Care is delivered through a family-centered model and an interdisciplinary team that includes pediatric hospitalists and surgeons, nutritionists, case management, social services, PT/OT, pharmacists, and child-life specialists. The RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role requires specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to assess patient needs and provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental ages. Nurses participate in shared leadership, quality and safety work, process improvement, and staff and patient education. Support is available for completing Pediatric Certification. This is a full-time day-shift position, scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The posting also describes an 18% night-shift differential and a flat $3-per-hour weekend-shift differential. The role is based in Mesa, Arizona.

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, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the state of practice.
BLS certification.
Ability to maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area of practice, demonstrated through annual validations.
Experience in the clinical area for which the candidate is applying is desired.
For Banner Registry and Travel acute care positions, at least one year of experience in an acute care hospital setting, including work within the past 12 months as an RN in the specialty area.
For Banner Registry and Travel physician practice positions, at least one year of RN experience in a physician practice or acute care setting.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
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 histories, diagnostics, and laboratory data; report abnormal results; and complete assessments and reassessments.
Develop and revise patient-specific plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
Implement care through direct patient care and coordination, delegation, and supervision of the health care team, following orders, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by communicating patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
Evaluate patients’ and families’ responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise care plans as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, interventions, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and promptly in the patient record.
Provide evidence-based care and participate in research activities when applicable, shared leadership, quality improvement, and professional nursing outcome initiatives.
Support education, role development, and orientation of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor others when appropriate.
Collaborate and communicate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, community providers, agencies, and clergy regarding patient care.
In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.