Registered Nurse RN NICU

Banner Health • Phoenix, AZ

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides nursing care to patients in Banner University Medical Center Phoenix’s Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, a specialty unit with 74 private rooms and state-of-the-art technology. The role assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. It requires specialized knowledge and nursing judgment to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs.

The RN is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themselves and others under their direction. The position collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary care teams; supports patient and family education; and contributes to shared leadership, quality improvement, and excellent patient outcomes. This is a full-time day-shift position scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Requirements

• 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.
• Ability to maintain clinical performance competencies for the area of practice through annual validations.
• Experience, training, and education needed to perform the job, as demonstrated during the interview process.

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, diagnostics, and laboratory results, and report abnormal findings to appropriate caregivers.
• Develop and revise patient-specific plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Deliver and coordinate care in accordance with physician orders, nursing plans, policies, professional standards, and regulatory requirements; delegate and supervise care activities as appropriate.
• Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and adjust plans as needed.
• Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and promptly in the patient record.
• Use available evidence in providing care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
• Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and support education, role development, orientation, precepting, and mentoring as appropriate.
• Contribute to timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe patient care and improvement of nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
• Communicate and collaborate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, and clergy to support patient and family needs.

Benefits

• A variety of benefit plans to support employees and their families, including health and financial security options.
• 18% night-shift differential.
• Flat-rate $3/hour weekend-shift differential.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed