Registered Nurse RN Operating Room OR

Banner Health•Sun City West, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Operating Room at Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center in Sun City West, Arizona. The hospital is an ACS Level 4 Trauma Center with 10 surgical suites and is working toward becoming a destination for total joint replacements and an orthopedic Center of Excellence. Its technology includes Stryker 4K 1588 Advanced Imaging Modalities for laparoscopic and arthroscopic procedures, Medtronic S8 AxiEM Fusion ENT navigation, and Brainlab Airo intraoperative CT for orthopedic minimally invasive spine procedures. The nurse assesses patients, develops and implements nursing care plans, and evaluates and documents care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role uses clinical judgment and specialized nursing skills to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs, and is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse or others under their direction. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary care teams to support quality patient outcomes. This is a full-time position with either three 12-hour shifts (8:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.) or four 10-hour shifts (10:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m.), Monday through Friday with a varied day off. On-call coverage is required, including four to five weeknights per eight-week period and weekend call, with a 30-minute response time to the facility. Weekend call is required. The position offers a $10,000 sign-on bonus subject to a requirement of 12 months of experience and a 12-month commitment, as well as a $3-per-hour weekend differential and an 18% night-shift differential when applicable.

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 including at least two years of specialized training and/or experience.
Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area through annual validations.
Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying is desired.
Sign-on incentive requires at least 12 months of experience and a 12-month commitment to the position.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree.
Professional certification.
Additional related education and/or experience.
Clinical-area experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient history, examination, diagnostic, and laboratory information; and report abnormal results to appropriate clinicians.
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 and coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities, following physician orders, nursing plans, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Evaluate patients’ and families’ responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise care plans as needed.
Document assessments, planning, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research, shared leadership, quality improvement, and professional organization activities.
Participate in education, orientation, role development, precepting, and mentoring of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors as appropriate.
Communicate and coordinate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, and clergy to support patient care and spiritual needs.
In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.