Registered Nurse RN Surgical Trauma ICU

Banner Health•Tucson, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care to patients in Banner University Medical Center Tucson’s Surgical Trauma ICU, a high-acuity unit caring for patients with penetrating and blunt-force trauma, liver and pancreas transplants, complex abdominal surgeries, and multi-system failure. The unit serves the greater Tucson area and communities as far as Yuma and the New Mexico border, and provides specialty services including CRRT. The hospital is an academic, Level 1 Trauma Center in Southern Arizona. The role assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The RN is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered personally or by staff under their direction, and applies specialized knowledge and judgment to provide care appropriate to each patient’s physical and developmental needs. The position works with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary care teams, and may supervise staff and departmental workflow in some roles. This is a full-time night-shift position, working three 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Self-scheduling is available for shifts and weekend coverage. The position offers an 18% night-shift differential and, when applicable, a flat $3-per-hour weekend differential. Banner Health offers health and financial security benefits.

Requirements

Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure applicable to the state of practice.
BLS certification.
Ability to demonstrate through the interview process the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area, demonstrated through annual validations.
Additional certification or continuing education may be required depending on the area of practice.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying is desired.
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 patient histories, diagnostics, and laboratory results, report abnormal findings, and complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Develop and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, using assessment data and input from patients, families, and the health care team; establish realistic, measurable goals in collaboration with patients and families.
Implement the plan of care through direct care, coordination, delegation, and supervision; provide care in accordance with physician orders, policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by communicating patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers and by interacting with health care providers to report, request, or clarify information.
Evaluate patients’ and families’ responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals and expected outcomes, and revise the plan of care as needed.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders legibly, accurately, and in a timely manner in the patient record.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice; participate in unit or facility shared leadership and improvement of nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
Support education, role development, and orientation of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor others when appropriate.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, community providers, agencies, and clergy to support patient and family needs.
In some roles, supervise staff and departmental workflow.