Registered Nurse RN NICU

Banner Health•Phoenix, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care in the Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Level IV NICU, a 74-private-room specialty unit equipped with state-of-the-art technology. The nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role uses specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to provide and evaluate care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs and is accountable for the quality of services delivered by the nurse and those under their direction. This is a full-time night-shift position of 30 hours per week, scheduled from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The role includes an 18% night-shift differential and a flat-rate $3-per-hour weekend-shift differential. Prior RN NICU or critical-care experience is preferred. Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to support employees and their families.

Requirements

Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, a temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
BLS certification.
Ability to demonstrate through the interview process the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job.
Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area, demonstrated through annual validations.
For Banner Registry and Travel acute-care positions, at least one year of experience in an acute-care hospital setting, including work as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area within the past 12 months.
For Banner Registry and Travel physician-practice positions, at least one year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a physician practice or acute-care setting.

Nice To Haves

Prior RN NICU or critical-care experience.
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 patient history, diagnostics, and laboratory data; and report abnormal results to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Formulate, initiate, review, and revise patient-specific plans of care and discharge plans using assessment data and input from patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
Implement care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities, following physician orders, nursing plans, policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by accurately communicating 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, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in clinical research activities.
Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and in the education, role development, and orientation of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor others when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvements in nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
In some roles, supervise staff and departmental workflow.
Communicate and collaborate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, community providers, agencies, and clergy; synthesize and prioritize information from multiple sources to support patients and families.