Registered Nurse RN PCU Telemetry

Banner Health • Queen Creek, AZ

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Banner Ironwood Medical Center is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Progressive Care Telemetry unit, a specialized 12-bed unit in a rural community hospital. The RN cares for progressive-care and telemetry patients admitted from the emergency department or transferred from the ICU, working with a cohesive team of healthcare professionals in a fast-paced setting that calls for critical thinking and strong assessment skills. The role offers opportunities for education, quality and process improvement, and inter-professional collaboration.

The position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents nursing care in line with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The RN is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themselves and by staff under their direction, and uses specialized nursing knowledge and skills to plan and provide age-appropriate patient care.

The schedule is three 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with weekend rotations arranged using a self-scheduling tool. Weekend shifts receive a $3-per-hour differential, and night shifts receive an 18% differential. A $15,000 hire-on bonus is available to eligible candidates with at least 12 months of RN experience and requires a two-year commitment. New graduate nurses with less than 12 months of experience are directed to the separate New Nurse Experience listing.

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.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Ability to relate relevant experience, training, and education during the interview process.
• Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area through annual validations.
• Additional certification or continuing education may be required depending on the area of practice.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the clinical area for which the candidate 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 patient history and available clinical information; review diagnostic and laboratory results and report abnormal findings; and complete assessments and reassessments.
• Develop and revise patient-specific plans of care, including discharge plans, with input from patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health team.
• Provide and coordinate direct patient care in accordance with physician orders, the nursing plan of care, applicable policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Delegate and supervise care appropriately, promote continuity of care, and communicate patient status to other caregivers.
• Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise the plan of care as needed.
• Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
• Use available evidence in providing care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
• Participate in shared leadership and in the education, orientation, role development, precepting, and mentoring of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors as appropriate.
• Contribute to safe, timely, effective, efficient, and equitable patient outcomes and improvement of nursing quality indicators.
• Communicate and collaborate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external care providers, agencies, and clergy regarding patient care and support.

Benefits

• Option to participate in health, financial, and security benefits.
• $15,000 hire-on bonus for eligible candidates with at least 12 months of RN experience, subject to a two-year commitment.
• $3-per-hour weekend shift differential.
• 18% night shift differential.

What This Job Offers

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