Registered Nurse RN Pediatric Oncology

Banner Health

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Pediatric Surgery department at Banner Children's Hospital at Desert in Mesa, Arizona. The department is an active 24-bed unit caring for pediatric patients from neonates through adults with childhood cancers and blood disorders, as well as patients recovering from a variety of surgical procedures. The unit uses a family-centered care model and an interdisciplinary team approach and participates in the Children’s Oncology Group. Nurses are involved in shared leadership and quality, safety, and process-improvement teams, and receive support for the APHON certification program when available. 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 age- and developmentally appropriate care and is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse or those under their direction. This is a part-time day-shift position, scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The posting also mentions an 18% night-shift differential and a flat-rate $3-per-hour weekend-shift differential. Banner Health states that it offers a variety of benefit plans to support employees and their families. The position is based at a state-of-the-art pediatric facility in Mesa with a broad range of pediatric services and clinical specialties.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program with an Associate's, Bachelor's, or Master's degree in Nursing, or complete a specialized nursing diploma program with at least two years of specialized training and/or experience.
Hold a 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 state of practice.
Hold BLS certification.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.
Relate relevant experience, training, and education during the interview process.

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, physicals, diagnostics, and laboratory results; and report abnormal findings to appropriate caregivers.
Develop and update patient-specific plans of care and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
Provide and coordinate care according to physician orders, nursing plans, organizational policies, standards of care, and regulatory requirements; delegate and supervise care activities as appropriate.
Evaluate patients’ and families’ 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 and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in unit or facility shared leadership, nursing quality improvement, and activities supporting safe and effective patient outcomes.
Support the education, orientation, and role development of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor when appropriate.
Communicate and collaborate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, and clergy concerning patient care and support needs.
In some roles, supervise staff and departmental workflow.