Registered Nurse RN Neuro Trauma PCU

Banner Health • Glendale, AZ

11d • Onsite

About The Position

Banner Thunderbird Medical Center is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Neuro and Trauma Progressive Care Telemetry Unit. The dual-specialty unit cares for high-acuity neuro and trauma patients, as well as patients with other needs, including complex multisystem conditions. Neuro patients may have severe brain injuries, stroke, seizures, brain tumors, or be recovering from neuro surgery. The patient population can be highly acute and have limited mobility, requiring a collaborative, team-oriented approach.

Nurses on the unit are expected to respond promptly to changes in patient condition and use critical thinking, effective communication, teamwork, flexibility, and evidence-based practice. The department is seeking experienced PCU nurses and will also consider nurses with backgrounds in telemetry, ICU, home health, skilled nursing, medical/surgical, or other acute or critical care settings who are eager to develop their skills.

This is a full-time night-shift position consisting of three 12-hour shifts per week, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with weekend and holiday rotation. Nurses can use a self-scheduling tool for shifts and weekend coverage. The position offers an 18% night-shift differential and, when applicable, a flat-rate $3-per-hour weekend differential. A $15,000 sign-on bonus is advertised.

The nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing standards. The role is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by the nurse or by others under their direction. It requires specialized knowledge and nursing skills to assess information and plan, provide, and evaluate care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental ages.

Requirements

• 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.
• BLS certification.
• Must relate during the interview process the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job.
• Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area, demonstrated through annual validations.
• Experience in the clinical area for which the candidate is applying is desired.
• For Banner Registry and Travel acute care positions only: at least one year of acute care hospital experience, including work in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as an RN in the specialty area.

Nice To Haves

• Experience as a PCU nurse or experience in telemetry, ICU, home health, skilled nursing, medical/surgical, or another acute or critical care setting.
• 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 physical information, diagnostics, and laboratory data; report abnormal results; and complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
• Develop and initiate individualized plans of care, including discharge plans, using assessment data and input from patients, families, and the health care team; set realistic, measurable goals and revise plans as patient needs change.
• Provide and coordinate direct patient care, delegate and supervise health care team activities, follow physician orders and the nursing plan of care, and promote continuity through accurate handoffs.
• Evaluate patients’ and families’ responses to care and teaching, assess progress toward goals, and revise care plans as needed.
• Document assessments, plans, interventions, outcomes, and physician orders accurately, legibly, and in a timely manner in the patient record.
• Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
• Participate in unit or facility shared leadership and contribute to the education, role development, and orientation of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; precept and mentor others when appropriate.
• Contribute to excellent patient outcomes and the improvement of nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care; activities may include participation in professional organizations.
• In some roles, supervise staff and departmental workflow.
• Communicate and collaborate with staff across departments, physicians, patients, families, external health care contacts, community providers, agencies, and clergy; synthesize and prioritize information to support patients and families through changes in health status.

Benefits

• A $15,000 sign-on bonus.
• 18% night-shift differential.
• Flat-rate $3-per-hour weekend shift differential when applicable.
• A variety of health and financial security benefits for employees and their families.

What This Job Offers

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