Registered Nurse RN Pediatric Resource Team

Banner Health•Mesa, AZ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse on Banner Health’s Pediatric Resource Team supports clinical needs across multiple pediatric units, including the NICU, at Banner Desert Medical Center. The role offers opportunities to expand clinical skills through quarterly goal planning with the management team and is suited to an RN who enjoys change and ongoing learning. The schedule is three 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with weekend and holiday rotations. The posting describes a $3-per-hour weekend shift differential when applicable and an additional $3-per-hour float incentive on top of base pay. The RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The nurse uses specialized knowledge and judgment to assess patients’ needs and provide care appropriate to their physical and developmental age, and is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themselves or personnel under their direction. Banner Desert Medical Center is a large Mesa campus with more than 700 licensed beds, including pediatric beds and a 76-bed NICU. Banner Children’s Hospital at Desert provides child- and family-centered care in a dedicated pediatric facility with services including a NICU, PICU, pediatric operating rooms, emergency care, rehabilitation, radiology, oncology, and hematology.

Requirements

Graduate from an accredited nursing program with an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree in Nursing, or complete a specialized nursing diploma program including at least two years of specialized training and/or experience.
Hold a 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.
Hold BLS certification.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.
Relate relevant experience, training, and education during the interview process.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review history, diagnostics, and laboratory results; report abnormal findings; and complete assessments and reassessments as required.
Develop and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
Implement care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision, following physician orders, nursing plans, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by accurately communicating patient status to other caregivers and appropriately delegating and supervising care provided by other personnel.
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 accurately and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research, shared leadership, staff and patient education, orientation, precepting, and mentoring.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, equitable, and safe care.
Communicate and collaborate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external care providers, agencies, and clergy; synthesize information from multiple sources to support patients and families.