Registered Nurse RN Emergency Department

Banner Health•Chandler, AZ

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Ocotillo Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Emergency Department in Chandler, Arizona. The department has 12 beds and two major-medical/trauma rooms, with room to expand. The center uses technology such as robotic surgery, UV disinfecting lighting, and smart devices to support safety, quality, and caregiver workflow. It is a local EMS base station and a test location for technology improvements before broader use across Banner Health. The RN assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care according to organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role is accountable for the quality of nursing services provided by the RN and those under their direction, using specialized knowledge and judgment to provide care suited to each patient’s physical and developmental needs. The advertised positions are part-time, with two 12-hour night shifts per week from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., including rotating weekends. Staff can use a self-scheduling tool for shifts and weekend coverage. The posting notes an 18% night-shift differential and a flat-rate $3-per-hour weekend differential, and offers participation in a range of health, financial, and security benefits.

Requirements

Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary/interim RN license in that state, or compact RN licensure valid for the state of practice.
BLS certification.
Ability to relate relevant experience, training, and education during the interview process.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area through annual validations.
Additional certification or continuing education may be required depending on the practice area.

Nice To Haves

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 available clinical information; monitor diagnostics and laboratory results; report abnormal results; and complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Develop and revise patient-specific plans of care, including discharge plans, with input from patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
Deliver and coordinate care in accordance with physician orders, nursing plans, policies, standards of care, and regulatory requirements; delegate and supervise care appropriately; and communicate patient status to other caregivers.
Evaluate patients’ and families’ 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, legibly, and in a timely manner.
Use the best available evidence in providing care and may participate in research and shared leadership activities.
Contribute to nursing quality indicators and outcomes, and support the education, orientation, mentoring, and precepting of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors as appropriate.
Interact with staff across departments, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, and clergy; synthesize and prioritize information to support patients and families through changes in health status.
In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.