Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg

Conifer Health Solutions•Goodyear, AZ

10h

About The Position

Provides professional nursing care within an assigned unit and coordinates care planning with other disciplines. Delivers individualized, age-specific, direct bedside nursing care based on the nursing process and patient needs. Acts as a supervisor by assessing, planning, delegating, and exercising independent judgment to direct other healthcare employees in providing patient care. Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice to identify patient goals, participates in hourly rounding, and follows safety guidelines and safe work practices. May be asked to serve as shift charge nurse. The role includes assessing patients’ needs on admission and on an ongoing basis, developing nursing diagnoses and appropriate outcome goals, incorporating patient and family input, individualizing and implementing plans of care, and carrying out nursing and medical orders while confirming they are appropriate to the patient’s current status. Other tasks may be assigned at the hospital.

Requirements

Nursing degree from an accredited nursing school.
License to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Arizona.
CPR certification.
Effective interpersonal skills and ability to work with team members.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, including occasional periods of above-average pressure.
Excellent customer service skills.
Basic computer skills.
ACLS upon completion of orientation for ER, ICU, Endoscopy, Tele, Cardiac Cath Lab, and L&D, as applicable by facility or department.
For ER: PALS or ENPC, or must obtain it within 90 days.
For Post-partum, Nursery, and L&D: NRP upon completion of orientation.
For Bariatrics: certification or specialized training in the bariatrics specialty area of practice.
For Wound Care: Wound-Ostomy Certification or training in wound care and/or ostomy care.

Nice To Haves

BSN.
One year of acute care experience.
Certification in the specialty area of practice.
For PACU: PALS preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychosocial, spiritual, educational, cultural, safety/risk, and discharge-planning needs on admission and on an ongoing basis.
Determine nursing diagnoses based on patient assessment and data analysis.
Set practical, realistic, and appropriate patient-population-specific outcome goals.
Use patient and family input when appropriate and guide patients in achieving their goals.
Individualize the patient’s plan of care according to patient needs and circumstantial or procedural complexities.
Implement nursing and medical orders and ensure they are appropriate to the patient’s current status.
Coordinate care planning with other disciplines and provide individualized, age-specific bedside nursing care.
Assess, plan, delegate, and use independent judgment to direct other healthcare employees in providing patient care.
Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice in identifying patient goals.
Participate in hourly rounding and observe safety guidelines and safe work practices.
Serve as shift charge nurse when asked.
Perform other tasks assigned at the hospital.