Registered Nurse RN Operating Room Neuro

Banner Health • Phoenix, AZ

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse supports the Neuro team in the operating room at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix. The role requires operating room circulator experience and may involve assisting with other cases or service lines after cases are completed and while on call. The hospital is a Level I Trauma, Magnet, teaching hospital with 28 main operating room suites and a broad range of specialties.

The RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role coordinates and supervises care delivered by other team members as appropriate, collaborates with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team, and provides care suited to each patient's physical, developmental, cultural, and other needs. The RN also contributes to education, unit or facility shared leadership, and quality improvement.

This is a full-time position scheduled for either three 12-hour shifts (36 hours weekly) or four 10-hour shifts. Shifts are listed as 6:30–7 or 6:30–5, Monday through Friday. Holiday rotations are required for on-call coverage. A $10,000 sign-on incentive is advertised for experienced Operating Room RNs; a recruiter will review eligibility. Call pay and shift differentials are also listed.

Requirements

• Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure applicable to the state of practice.
• BLS certification.
• Operating room circulator experience.
• Experience, training, and education needed to perform the job, as described during the interview process.
• Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area through annual validations.
• Additional certification or continuing education may be required depending on the area of practice.
• Holiday rotations are required for on-call coverage.

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, diagnostics, and laboratory data, and report abnormal results.
• Develop and revise patient-specific plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
• Implement plans of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision, following physician orders, policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, monitor progress toward goals, and revise care plans as needed.
• Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and promptly in the patient record.
• Provide evidence-based care and participate in research activities within clinical practice when applicable.
• Participate in shared leadership, education, orientation, precepting, and mentoring as appropriate.
• Contribute to safe, effective, equitable, and efficient patient outcomes and participate in improvement of nursing quality indicators.
• Communicate and collaborate with staff, physicians, patients, families, other health care providers, community contacts, and clergy as appropriate.
• Support the Neuro operating room team and assist with other cases or service lines when cases are completed and while on call.

Benefits

• $10,000 sign-on incentive for experienced Operating Room RNs; eligibility reviewed by recruiter.
• $5 per hour flat rate for call.
• $3 per hour weekend shift differential.
• 18% night shift differential, when applicable.

What This Job Offers

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