Registered Nurse RN Adult Acute Care

Banner Health•Chandler, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Adult Acute Care service line works on a 30-bed unit with a blend of PCU/Telemetry and Medical Surgical patients in inpatient, Observation, or Outpatient in a Bed (OIB) status. All rooms are telemetry capable and the unit uses smart phones with Care Aware connect for communication. The role involves providing patient-centered nursing care and working with a multidisciplinary team in a facility designed to support nursing practice. The position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others under their direction and applies specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental ages. The scheduled work is two 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with weekend rotations. Scheduling is through a self-scheduling tool. The role includes an 18% night shift differential and a flat $3 per hour weekend shift differential. The opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.

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.
Additional certification or continuing education may be required depending on the area of practice.
Relate the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job during the interview process.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area through annual validations.
Banner Registry and Travel acute care positions require at least one year of experience in an acute care hospital setting, including work in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area.
Banner Registry and Travel physician practice positions require at least one year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a physician practice or acute care setting.
For Home Health roles, operate a personal vehicle and maintain a valid driver’s license and active auto insurance coverage.
Fingerprint clearance cards are required for specified Banner facilities and behavioral health roles, as described in the posting.

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 histories, examinations, diagnostics, and laboratory data; and report abnormal results to physicians and appropriate caregivers.
Complete patient assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
Formulate and revise patient and discharge plans of care using assessment data and input from patients, families, and the health care team.
Set realistic, measurable patient goals in collaboration with patients and families, considering physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age-specific, and educational needs.
Implement care through direct patient care and coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities, consistent with physician orders, the nursing plan, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
Promote continuity of care by accurately communicating patient status to other caregivers and appropriately delegating and supervising care.
Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, patient progress toward goals, and the effectiveness of teaching; revise the plan as needed.
Document assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, nursing interventions, patient responses, and physician orders legibly and in a timely manner in accordance with policy.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and in education, role development, and orientation for personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor when appropriate.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvement of national nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care; participation in professional organizations may be included.
Interact with staff across departments, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, community providers, agencies, and clergy to coordinate and clarify patient care information and support.
In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.