Registered Nurse RN New Graduate Neuro PCU

Banner Health•Mesa, AZ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Banner Health’s New Nurse Experience (NNE) is a full-time Registered Nurse residency position designed to help recent graduates transition into professional nursing practice. The program offers a collaborative learning environment, clinical mentorship from unit staff and educators, and opportunities to develop nursing skills, knowledge, and professional relationships. The program is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Practice Transition Accreditation Program (PTAP). New graduates are expected to remain on their assigned NNE unit for at least 12 months and live within a reasonable commuting distance of the facility. This role is on the Neuro-Stroke Progressive Care Unit, a nationally certified Primary Stroke Unit with three wings and 74 telemetry beds. The unit provides acute care for stroke and neurological patients, as well as cardiac, medical, and post-surgical patients. The position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. It is accountable for the quality of nursing services provided by the nurse and those under the nurse’s direction, using specialized knowledge and judgment to provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs. The residency includes precepted clinical experiences, training in the Banner Simulation Center, competency and skills assessment, orientation to the Cerner electronic medical record, hands-on patient care skills lab, e-learning modules, and professional and personal development resources. Most new nurses work three 12-hour shifts, with weekend and holiday rotations. Shifts may be days (7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.) or nights (7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.). This is a paid, full-time, benefited position. The role offers a $3-per-hour weekend shift differential and an 18% night shift differential when applicable. Banner Health’s Total Rewards Compensation Package includes, among other offerings, health, dental, and vision insurance (if elected), PTO and sick-time accrual, and 401(k) matching. Benefits begin on the first of the month following the start date.

Requirements

Recent or upcoming graduation from an accredited nursing program.
No more than 12 months of RN experience for the New Nurse Experience program.
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; the application requirements also state that candidates with an active RN license are preferred.
Current BLS card through the American Heart Association, Red Cross, or ASHI, or ability to obtain certification before the start date.
Ability to relate, throughout the interview process, the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job.
Ability to maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the practice area, as demonstrated through annual validations.
Willingness to remain on the assigned NNE unit for at least 12 months.
Residence within a reasonable commuting distance of the facility.

Nice To Haves

Active RN license.
Previous clinical health care experience.
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) candidates are considered at select locations.
Experience in the clinical area for which the nurse is applying.
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, diagnostic and laboratory data, and report abnormal results to appropriate caregivers.
Formulate and revise patient-specific plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary health care team.
Implement plans of care through direct patient care and by coordinating, delegating, and supervising health care team activities in accordance with orders, policies, standards, and regulatory requirements.
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.
Provide evidence-based care and may participate in clinical research, shared leadership, staff and patient education, orientation, precepting, and mentoring.
Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and improvements in nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
Communicate and collaborate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, community providers, agencies, and clergy regarding patient care and support.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area of practice through annual validations.