Registered Nurse RN Medical ICU

Banner Health•Tucson, AZ

About The Position

The Registered Nurse works in the Medical ICU at Banner - University Medical Center Tucson, an academic Level 1 Trauma hospital. The unit cares for a high-acuity patient population alongside specialized staff and is located in a new tower equipped with modern patient-care equipment and computers. The RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role uses specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs, and is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse and others under their direction. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary care teams; supports care coordination, education, and continuity; and may supervise staff and departmental workflow in some roles. The schedule is three 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. A self-scheduling tool is available for shift and weekend coverage. The position offers an 18% night shift differential and a flat-rate $3-per-hour weekend shift differential.

Requirements

Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, a 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 based on the area of practice.
Must demonstrate through the interview process the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job.
Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area, as demonstrated through annual validations.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying.
Bachelor’s degree.
Professional certification.
Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, and cultural needs, as well as discharge-planning needs; review patient history, physical assessments, diagnostic results, and laboratory data, and report abnormal findings to appropriate caregivers.
Develop and revise an individualized plan of care and discharge plan using assessment data and input from the patient, family, and health-care team.
Provide and coordinate direct patient care according to physician orders, the nursing plan of care, organizational policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
Delegate and supervise care activities performed by other licensed nurses and personnel, as appropriate.
Promote continuity of care by accurately communicating patients’ status to other caregivers.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of interventions; revise the plan of care as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Use the best available evidence in practice and may participate in research activities.
Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and in the education, orientation, and role development of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor others when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
Communicate and collaborate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external contacts, other health-care providers, and clergy to support patient care.