Registered Nurse RN Emergency Department

Banner Health•Sun City West, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department at Banner Del Webb Medical Center in Sun City West, Arizona. The ED primarily serves adults requiring emergency services and has 46 licensed beds. It uses a split-flow model for patients who do not need a bed and are not in critical condition, and treats more than 60,000 patients annually. The department is an American College of Surgeons Provisional Level 3 Trauma Center, with a focus on stroke, cardiac, and pediatric care and accreditations including NIHSS Stroke Gold Elite Plus, Chest Pain, and Pediatric Preparedness. The RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role applies specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to assess patients and provide care appropriate to their physical and developmental needs. The nurse is accountable for the quality of services delivered by themselves or by others under their direction, and may supervise staff and departmental workflow in some roles. The ED team emphasizes collaboration and a strong one-team culture. The posting seeks experienced emergency department nurses, as well as nurses with experience in medical-surgical, ICU, ED, PCU/telemetry, or other acute-care areas. Charge Nurse experience is encouraged. Full-time day-shift positions are available for 36 hours per week, with an 0800–2030 shift and weekend/holiday rotation. Staff can use a self-scheduling tool for shifts and weekend coverage. The posting also mentions an 18% night-shift differential and a flat $3-per-hour weekend-shift differential. The position offers the option to participate in 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 applicable to the state of practice.
BLS certification.
Ability to relate the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job during the interview process.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.
Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying is desired.
Banner Registry and Travel acute-care positions require at least one year of acute-care hospital experience, including work in an acute-care setting within the past 12 months as an RN in the specialty area.
Banner Registry and Travel physician-practice positions require at least one year of RN experience in a physician practice or acute-care setting.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Professional certification.
Additional related education and/or experience.
Experience in emergency nursing or another acute-care area such as medical-surgical, ICU, PCU, or telemetry.
Charge Nurse experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient history, diagnostics, and laboratory results, report abnormal findings, and complete assessments and reassessments.
Formulate, initiate, review, and revise patient-specific plans of care and discharge plans using assessment information and input from patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
Deliver and coordinate direct patient care in accordance with physician orders, the nursing plan of care, organizational policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
Delegate and supervise care activities appropriately, and communicate patients’ status accurately and completely to other caregivers to promote continuity of care.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals and expected outcomes, and revise care plans as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately, legibly, and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and, where applicable, participate in research, shared leadership, staff education, role development, orientation, precepting, and mentoring.
Contribute to safe, effective, equitable, and timely patient outcomes and participate in improvement of nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
Communicate and collaborate with staff across departments, physicians, patients, families, external health-care contacts, community providers, agencies, and clergy; synthesize and prioritize information to support patients and families.