Registered Nurse RN Pediatric General

Banner Health•Glendale, AZ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Health is hiring a Registered Nurse to provide pediatric care at Banner Children’s at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center in Glendale, Arizona. The nurse will care for children from birth through their late teens in a pediatric unit with more than 40 beds. Patients may have a range of conditions, including orthopedic, surgical, gastrointestinal, neurological, endocrine, oncological, and general pediatric needs. The position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. It requires specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental ages. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered personally or by others under their direction, and may supervise department staff and workflow in some roles. This is a full-time day-shift position, scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. The role offers access to a self-scheduling tool. Previous pediatric RN experience is preferred, and the facility provides pediatric nurses the opportunity to pursue relevant pediatric certifications.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited nursing program with an associate’s, bachelor’s, or master’s degree in nursing, or completion of a specialized nursing diploma program that includes at least two years of specialized training and/or experience.
Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary/interim RN license in that state, or compact RN licensure for the state of practice.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.
Relate the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job throughout the interview process.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review histories and diagnostic and laboratory data, report abnormal results, and complete assessments and reassessments.
Develop and revise patient-specific plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care 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 communicating patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
Evaluate patients’ and families’ responses to care and teaching, progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of interventions; revise plans as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders legibly and promptly in the patient record.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in clinical research, shared leadership, and efforts to improve nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
Participate in the education, orientation, role development, precepting, and mentoring of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors, as appropriate.
Collaborate and communicate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, community providers, agencies, and clergy regarding patient care and support.
In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.