Registered Nurse RN Trauma PCU

Banner Health • Mesa, AZ

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides specialized nursing care to high-acuity adult trauma patients on a 36-bed Trauma Progressive Care Unit at Banner Desert Medical Center, a Level 1 Trauma-designated hospital in Mesa, Arizona. The unit has private rooms remotely monitored by telemetry technicians and a multidisciplinary team focused on teamwork, continuity of care, and exceptional patient outcomes. The role involves assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting patient care according to organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The RN applies specialized knowledge and judgment to meet patients’ physical, developmental, and other care needs, and is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others under their direction.

The position is scheduled for three 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., with weekend rotations and self-scheduling. Compensation includes an 18% night-shift differential and a flat $3-per-hour weekend differential. A $15,000 sign-on bonus is available to eligible nurses with 12 months of RN experience and requires a commitment of up to two years. Nurses with less than 12 months of experience are directed to the New Nurse Experience listing.

Banner Desert Medical Center is part of Banner Health and is located on an 80-acre campus. It has more than 700 licensed beds and offers a range of services and specialties. The facility’s pediatric services include Banner Children’s Hospital at Desert.

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.
• Additional certification or continuing education may be required depending on the area of practice.
• Ability to demonstrate through the interview process the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job.
• Ability to maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying is desired.
• 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, diagnostics, and laboratory data; report abnormal results; and complete assessments and reassessments according to policy and patient needs.
• Develop and initiate individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team; revise plans to reflect changing patient needs.
• Implement care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of the health care team, following physician orders, policies, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
• Promote continuity of care by accurately communicating patient status to other caregivers and supervising delegated care as appropriate.
• Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, 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 may participate in clinical research activities.
• Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and support education, role development, and orientation of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor when appropriate.
• Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and nursing quality improvement through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care, including participation in professional organizations as applicable.
• Communicate and collaborate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, community providers, agencies, and clergy to coordinate patient care and support patients and families.
• In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.

Benefits

• Option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.
• $15,000 sign-on bonus for eligible nurses with 12 months of RN experience, with a commitment of up to two years.
• 18% night-shift differential.
• Flat $3-per-hour weekend shift differential.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed