Registered Nurse RN NICU

Banner Health • Phoenix, AZ

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Banner University Medical Center Phoenix is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), a specialty unit with 74 private rooms and state-of-the-art technology. The position is part-time on the day shift, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. NICU RN experience is required.

The RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care according to organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role uses specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to provide care suited to each patient's physical and developmental age. The RN is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themself and by personnel under their direction, and collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary care teams.

Banner Health describes the Phoenix campus as a nationally recognized academic medical center and Magnet-recognized facility. The hospital has more than 730 licensed beds and collaborates with the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. Banner offers a variety of benefit plans. This position also includes an 18% night-shift differential and a flat $3-per-hour weekend-shift differential.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program with an associate's, bachelor's, or master's degree in nursing, or completion of a specialized nursing diploma program that includes at least two years of specialized training and/or experience.
• 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.
• BLS certification.
• RN experience in the NICU is required for this position.
• Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Assess patients' physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient histories, diagnostics, and laboratory data, and report abnormal results to appropriate caregivers.
• Develop and revise individualized plans of care and discharge plans using assessment information and input from patients, families, and the health care team.
• Provide and coordinate direct patient care in accordance with physician orders, the nursing plan of care, policies, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
• Delegate tasks appropriately and supervise other licensed nurses and personnel involved in patient care.
• Communicate patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers to support continuity of care.
• 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 in the patient record accurately and in a timely manner.
• Use available evidence in providing care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
• Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and contribute to education, orientation, precepting, and mentoring as appropriate.
• Contribute to quality improvement and safe, effective patient outcomes, including improvement of nursing quality indicators.
• Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, external care providers, and clergy to coordinate and support patient care.
• May supervise staff and department workflow in some roles.

Benefits

• Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to support employees and their families.
• 18% night-shift differential.
• Flat $3-per-hour weekend-shift differential.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree