Registered Nurse RN General Surgical Acute Care Unit

Banner Health•Sun City West, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care to patients on the 20-bed General Surgical Acute Care Unit 4C at Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center. The unit serves orthopedic, trauma, and general overflow patients and cares for both Medical Surgical and Progressive Care acuity levels. Under the Progress-In-Place initiative, patients remain on the same unit when their acuity changes. The role assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The nurse is accountable for the quality of services delivered personally and by those under their direction, and uses specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs. This is a full-time night-shift position described as three 12-hour shifts per week. The posting also states shift hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. and notes every-other-weekend and assigned-holiday coverage. Self-scheduling is available. The position offers an 18% night-shift differential and, when applicable, a flat $3-per-hour weekend differential. A $15,000 sign-on bonus is offered for full-time nights with a 12-month commitment.

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 current state of practice.
BLS certification.
Ability to relate, during the interview process, the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area, demonstrated through annual validations.
Experience in the clinical area applied for is desired.
New graduates with less than 12 months of RN work experience are directed to search for RN New Grad openings.

Nice To Haves

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 histories, physicals, diagnostic information, and laboratory results, and report abnormal findings to appropriate caregivers.
Develop and revise patient-specific 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 in accordance with physician orders, policies, standards of care, 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, 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 activities within clinical practice.
Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and contribute to education, role development, and orientation of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, external care providers, and clergy; synthesize and prioritize information from multiple sources to support patients and families.
May supervise department staff and workflow in some roles.