Registered Nurse RN ICU

Banner Health • Phoenix, AZ

26d • Onsite

About The Position

Banner Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for its 24-bed Intensive Care Unit at Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The newly remodeled ICU cares for the facility’s highest-acuity patients, primarily cardiovascular patients, including those recovering from open-heart surgery and patients from the OR, Cath Lab, and IR. Depending on census, the unit also cares for acute neurological and stroke, medical and renal, and pulmonary patients. Nurses receive additional training to care for patients requiring ventilators, vasoactive drips, CRRT, Targeted Temperature Management, IABP, and Impella.

This is a full-time night-shift position consisting of three 12-hour shifts, from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The role offers self-scheduling for shifts and weekend coverage, as well as a $3-per-hour weekend shift differential. The team is seeking experienced surgical ICU nurses and is accepting applicants with a critical care background. Sign-on incentives are available subject to experience and commitment requirements.

The RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the RN and those under their direction, and requires specialized knowledge and judgment to provide and evaluate care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental ages.

Banner Estrella Medical Center is a 353-bed acute care hospital serving west Phoenix. The facility is fully electronic and includes electronic medical records, computerized physician order entry, digital radiography, and ICU monitoring. The hospital promotes a healing atmosphere and supports therapies such as pet therapy, aromatherapy, spiritual care, and Reiki Therapy.

Requirements

• Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure applicable to the state of practice.
• BLS certification.
• Experience, training, and education sufficient to perform the job, as demonstrated during the interview process.
• Clinical experience in the area of application is desired; applicants for this ICU role should have a critical care background.
• Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area through annual validations.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Professional certification preferred.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.
• Surgical ICU nursing experience is sought.

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 to appropriate caregivers.
• Formulate and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
• Provide direct patient care and coordinate, delegate, and supervise care delivered by the health care team in accordance with physician orders, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Promote continuity of care by accurately communicating patients’ status to other caregivers.
• 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, when applicable, participate in research, shared leadership, and quality improvement activities.
• Participate in education, role development, and orientation for facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; support others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
• Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, and clergy to coordinate and support patient care.
• In some roles, supervise staff and departmental workflow.

Benefits

• $15,000 sign-on incentive for RNs with at least 12 months of ICU RN experience, requiring a two-year commitment.
• $10,000 sign-on incentive for RNs with at least 12 months of RN experience, requiring a one-year commitment.
• $3-per-hour weekend shift differential.
• Health and financial security benefit options for employees and their families.
• Self-scheduling tool for shifts and weekend coverage.

What This Job Offers

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