Registered Nurse RN New Graduate Progressive Care Unit PCU

Banner Health•Mesa, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse New Graduate position is a full-time role in Banner Health’s New Nurse Experience (NNE) Program, designed to help recent nursing graduates transition into competent professional nurses. The program provides clinical mentoring by unit staff and educators, a collaborative learning environment, and career development opportunities. Nurses are expected to remain on their assigned NNE unit for at least 12 months and live within a reasonable commuting distance of the facility. Most new nurses work three 12-hour shifts, with weekend and holiday rotations. The listed shifts are 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m. The position is in the 36-bed Progressive Care Unit, which cares for patients requiring continuous telemetry monitoring, including patients with respiratory, renal, cardiac, withdrawal, and infectious conditions. The nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse and those under their direction, and requires nursing judgment and skills appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs. The NNE program includes precepted clinical experiences, training in the Banner Simulation Center, competency and skills assessment, orientation to the Cerner electronic medical record, hands-on patient-care skills lab training with equipment, e-learning modules, and professional and personal development resources.

Requirements

Recent or upcoming graduation from an accredited nursing program.
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.
Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association, Red Cross, or ASHI, or ability to obtain it before the start date.
No more than 12 months of RN experience for the New Nurse Experience application.
Ability to maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area, as demonstrated through annual validations.
Ability to work weekend and holiday rotations, as described for most new nurses in the program.
Live within a reasonable commute distance of the facility and remain on the assigned NNE unit for at least 12 months.

Nice To Haves

Active RN license at the time of application.
Previous clinical health care experience.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing; ADN applicants are considered at select locations.
Experience in the clinical area for which the candidate is applying.
Professional certification.
Additional related education and/or experience.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient history, diagnostic and laboratory information, and report abnormal results to appropriate caregivers.
Develop and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, with input from patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
Provide and coordinate patient care based on physician orders, the nursing plan of care, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements; delegate and supervise care appropriately.
Evaluate patient and family 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 and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research, shared leadership, staff and patient education, orientation, precepting, and mentoring.
Contribute to safe, effective, equitable, and timely patient outcomes and participate in improving nursing quality indicators.
Communicate and collaborate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, and clergy regarding patient care and support.