Registered Nurse RN Cardiovascular Surgical PCU

Banner Health • Phoenix, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Surgical Progressive Care Unit (PCU) at Banner University Medical Center-Phoenix assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The RN is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themselves and those under their direction, applying specialized knowledge and judgment to provide age-appropriate care.

The role cares for patients including those receiving vascular, cardiothoracic surgical, heart transplantation, and heart failure care, with treatment modalities such as Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD) and Total Artificial Heart (TAH). The department offers an academic, teaching-oriented, collaborative environment involving nurses, physicians, and other therapies. Nurses may participate in the Nursing Clinical Ladder Program and support education, role development, orientation, precepting, and mentoring.

This is a full-time day-shift opening requiring three 12-hour shifts per week, 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Weekends and holidays are included on a rotating basis. A self-scheduling tool is available for shift and weekend coverage. The posting advertises a $10,000 sign-on bonus, an 18% night-shift differential, and a flat-rate $3/hour weekend-shift differential. The position is based at University Medical Center Phoenix, a nationally recognized academic medical center with more than 730 licensed beds and Magnet recognition.

Requirements

• 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.
• Additional certification or continuing education may be required based on the area of practice.
• Ability to relate during the interview process the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job.
• Ability to maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area through annual validations.
• New graduates with less than 12 months of experience are directed to search for separate RN New Grad openings; this opening is seeking nurses with experience or relevant clinical backgrounds.

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.
• Background in telemetry, ICU, home health, skilled nursing, medical/surgical, or another acute or critical care area.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient history, examination, diagnostic, and laboratory information, and report abnormal results to appropriate caregivers.
• Formulate and revise patient-specific plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
• Implement the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities, following physician orders, nursing plans, policies, 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 effectiveness of interventions; revise care as needed.
• Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders legibly and in a timely manner in the patient record.
• Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
• Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and contribute to improvements in nursing quality indicators and patient outcomes.
• Support education, role development, and orientation of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor when appropriate.
• Communicate and coordinate with staff across departments, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, community providers, agencies, and clergy regarding patient care and support.
• In some roles, supervise staff and department workflow.

Benefits

• $10,000 sign-on bonus.
• 18% night-shift differential.
• Flat-rate $3/hour weekend-shift differential.
• A variety of health and financial security benefit options for employees and their families.
• Training and development opportunities.
• Opportunity to use a self-scheduling tool for shift and weekend coverage.
• Opportunity to participate in the Nursing Clinical Ladder Program.

What This Job Offers

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