RN Registered Nurse Ambulatory Care Float

Banner Health

5d

About The Position

Banner Imaging is seeking a Float Registered Nurse to support six outpatient imaging centers across the Greater Phoenix and West Valley area, including locations in Glendale, Phoenix, Peoria, Sun City, and Goodyear. The role involves pre-working and monitoring coronary patients, managing port access, placing catheters for cystograms, administering IV hydration, and coordinating contrast-allergy care, including calling in pre-medications to pharmacies.

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 services delivered by themselves and those under their direction, applying specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to care for patients across physical and developmental needs.

The nurse collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary care teams to develop and revise care and discharge plans; provide and coordinate care; evaluate patient and family responses; document care; and promote safe, effective outcomes. The role may also involve supervising department staff and workflow, participating in shared leadership and quality improvement, and supporting education, orientation, precepting, and mentoring.

Requirements

• Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure applicable to the state of practice.
• BLS certification.
• Relate 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.
• Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying is desired.
• Banner Registry and Travel acute-care positions require at least one year of experience in an acute-care hospital setting, including work in that setting within the past 12 months as an RN in the specialty area.
• Banner Registry and Travel physician-practice positions require at least one year of experience as an RN in a physician practice or acute-care setting.
• Additional certification or continuing education may be required depending on the area of practice.
• For applicable behavioral health roles in Arizona, an Arizona or State of Arizona Department of Public Safety Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card is required at hire and must be maintained; certain roles also require signing an Arizona Criminal History Affidavit upon hire.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Professional certification.
• Additional related education and/or experience.
• Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant is applying.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review histories, diagnostics, and laboratory data, and report abnormal results.
• Develop and revise patient-specific plans of care and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide direct nursing care based on physician orders, the nursing plan of care, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements; coordinate, delegate, and supervise care as appropriate.
• Pre-work and monitor coronary patients, manage port access, place catheters for cystograms, administer IV hydration, and coordinate contrast-allergy care, including calling in pre-medications to pharmacies.
• 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.
• Communicate patient status and relevant information to other caregivers and health care providers.
• Provide evidence-based care and participate in research, shared leadership, nursing quality improvement, and professional activities as applicable.
• Contribute to education, role development, and orientation of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor when appropriate.
• Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, and external health care contacts to communicate and clarify patient-care information.
• In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.

Benefits

• Relocation assistance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Continuing education programs
• Career growth and promotion opportunities
• Access to state-of-the-art technology and the latest Picture Archival Communication System (PACS) technology

What This Job Offers

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