Registered Nurse RN Pediatric SWAT

Banner Health•Mesa, AZ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Health is hiring a Pediatric SWAT RN (Specialized Workforce and Transport) to provide nursing care across pediatric units at Banner Desert Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona. The role responds to emergency calls, Rapid Responses, and Code Blue events; assists with complex nursing procedures; and provides clinical support and education across departments. It also evaluates and coordinates transfers to a higher level of care, ensures safe patient transport, and supports education to promote best practices. The nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse or others under their direction, and applies specialized knowledge and nursing skills to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs. The role collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary care teams, and may supervise staff and department workflow in some roles. The position is full-time, day shift, 36 hours per week, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., with weekend and holiday rotations. The posting describes an 18% night-shift differential, a $3-per-hour weekend differential when applicable, and an additional $3-per-hour float incentive for Float Pool RNs. Benefits include the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits. Banner Desert Medical Center is a large hospital on an 80-acre Mesa campus, with more than 700 licensed beds, including pediatric and NICU beds. Banner Children’s Hospital at Desert provides specialized pediatric services in a state-of-the-art facility, including a 24-bed PICU and a 76-bed NICU.

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, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
At least 2–3 years of PICU experience.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.
Additional certification or continuing education may be required depending on the area of practice.

Nice To Haves

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 histories, diagnostics, and laboratory results, report abnormal findings, and complete assessments and reassessments.
Formulate and revise individualized plans of care and discharge plans using assessment data and input from patients, families, and the healthcare team.
Implement care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision, following physician orders, nursing plans, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Respond to pediatric emergency calls, Rapid Responses, and Code Blue events; assist with complex nursing procedures and provide expert clinical support across departments.
Evaluate and coordinate transfers to a higher level of care and ensure safe patient transport.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise plans as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and participate in research activities, shared leadership, quality improvement, and activities supporting safe and effective patient outcomes.
Educate, orient, precept, and mentor facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors as appropriate.
Communicate and collaborate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external care providers, and clergy concerning patient care.
In some roles, supervise staff and department workflow.