Registered Nurse Progressive Care Unit PCU

Banner Health • Mesa, AZ

6d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Progressive Care Unit at Banner Desert Medical Center provides care to patients requiring continuous telemetry monitoring, including patients with respiratory, renal, cardiac, withdrawal, and infectious conditions. The 36-bed unit is part of a Level 1 Trauma designated hospital. The RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards, using specialized nursing knowledge and skills suited to patients’ physical and developmental ages. The role is scheduled for three 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with weekend rotations and self-scheduling. The posting offers a $20,000 hire-on bonus to eligible nurses with 12 months of RN experience who commit to two years; it also states an 18% night-shift differential and a flat $3-per-hour weekend differential. New graduate nurses with less than 12 months of experience are directed to a separate New Nurse Experience posting.

Requirements

• Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure valid for the state of practice.
• BLS certification.
• Ability to maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area, demonstrated through annual validations.
• Ability to relate during the interview process the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job.
• For Banner Registry and Travel acute care positions only: 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.

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, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient history, diagnostic and laboratory data, and report abnormal results to appropriate clinicians.
• Develop and revise individualized plans of care and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
• Provide and coordinate care based on physician orders, the nursing plan of care, organizational policies, standards of care, and regulatory requirements; delegate and supervise care activities appropriately.
• Communicate patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers to promote continuity of care.
• 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, legibly, and in a timely manner.
• Provide evidence-based care and may participate in clinical research, shared leadership, quality improvement, and professional activities.
• Participate in education, orientation, role development, precepting, and mentoring for personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors when appropriate.
• Collaborate and communicate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external care providers, agencies, and clergy to support patient and family needs.
• In some roles, supervise staff and departmental workflow.

Benefits

• Option to participate in health, financial, and security benefits.
• $20,000 hire-on bonus for eligible nurses with 12 months of RN experience and a two-year commitment.
• 18% night-shift differential.
• Flat $3-per-hour weekend shift differential.
• Self-scheduling tool.

What This Job Offers

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