Registered Nurse RN Labor and Delivery

Banner Health • Sun City West, AZ

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Banner Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for its Labor and Delivery department at Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center in Sun City West, Arizona. This is a full-time night-shift position from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM. The role provides nursing care to patients in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards, using specialized nursing knowledge and judgment to assess, plan, provide, and evaluate care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental needs. Candidates must have previous RN Labor and Delivery experience.

The Labor and Delivery team supports approximately 2,000 annual deliveries and offers amenities and care options including private Aqua Doula tubs, peanut and birthing balls, kaya stools, wireless monitors, 24-hour anesthesia coverage, nitrous oxide, aromatherapy, certified doulas, and gentle cesarean sections. The Women and Infant Services team cares for approximately 170 mothers and babies each month.

The Registered Nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themselves and those under their direction. The position also contributes to patient outcomes and nursing quality improvement, participates in shared leadership and education activities, and may supervise department staff and workflow in some roles. Banner Health offers benefit plans and provides an 18% night-shift differential and a flat $3-per-hour weekend-shift differential.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited nursing program with an Associate’s, Bachelor’s, or Master’s degree in Nursing, or completion of a specialized nursing diploma program that includes at least two years of specialized training and/or experience.
• Current valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in the state of practice, or compact RN licensure for the state of practice.
• BLS certification.
• Previous RN Labor and Delivery experience.
• 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

• 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, diagnostics, and laboratory data; report abnormal results; and complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
• Develop, initiate, review, and revise individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, using assessment data and input from patients, families, and the health care team.
• Provide and coordinate direct patient care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, following policies, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
• Delegate and supervise care activities appropriately and communicate patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
• Evaluate patients’ and families’ responses to care and teaching, and assess progress toward goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with the health care team.
• Document assessments, plans, interventions, evaluations, patient responses, and physician orders legibly, accurately, and in a timely manner.
• Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
• Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and support education, role development, and orientation of 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.
• Interact with staff, physicians, patients, families, external contacts, health care providers, and clergy to coordinate and support patient care.
• In some roles, supervise staff and department workflow.

Benefits

• Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to support employees and their families.
• 18% night-shift differential.
• Flat $3-per-hour weekend-shift differential.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree