RN Registered Nurse Emergency Department

Banner Health • Tucson, AZ

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About The Position

Banner Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department at Banner – University Medical Center South Campus in Tucson, Arizona. The 50-bed Emergency Department is an ADHS Level 3 Trauma Center with approximately 50,000 annual visits. It offers a fast-paced environment and a diverse patient population, with the close-knit feel of a small-town emergency room. The hospital is an academic medical center focused on patient care, education, and research.

The RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse and those under their direction, and uses specialized knowledge and judgment to provide care suited to patients’ physical and developmental needs. The role is part-time, on the night shift. Self-scheduling is available for shift and weekend coverage; every third weekend and rotating holidays are required. The position includes an 18% night-shift differential and a flat $3 per hour weekend differential. A $7,500 sign-on incentive is available to RNs with at least 12 months of Emergency Department experience who commit to one year.

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.
• Ability to maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area through annual validations.
• Acute care experience is sought; Emergency Department experience is highly preferred.
• RNs seeking the $7,500 sign-on incentive must have at least 12 months of Emergency Department experience and make a one-year commitment.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, and cultural needs, as well as discharge-planning needs; review history, diagnostic and laboratory information; report abnormal results; and complete assessments and reassessments.
• Develop and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
• Implement care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision, following physician orders, nursing plans, policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Promote continuity of care by communicating patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
• Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of interventions; revise the care plan 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 shared leadership, education, orientation, precepting, and mentoring when appropriate.
• Contribute to safe, timely, effective, efficient, and equitable patient outcomes and quality improvement.
• Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, community providers, agencies, and clergy to coordinate care and support patients and families.

Benefits

• $7,500 sign-on incentive for eligible RNs with a minimum of 12 months of Emergency Department experience and a one-year commitment.
• 18% night-shift differential.
• Flat-rate $3 per hour weekend shift differential.
• Option to participate in health, financial, and security benefits.
• Nursing Clinical Ladder Program.
• Self-scheduling tool for shift and weekend coverage.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed