RN Registered Nurse MRI

Banner Health•Phoenix, AZ

20h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, evaluates, and documents patient care in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing practice standards. The role uses specialized nursing knowledge, judgment, and skills to assess patient needs and provide care appropriate to patients’ physical and developmental ages. The nurse is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by themselves and by others under their direction. This position is based in the MRI department at Banner Estrella Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona. The schedule is three days per week, Monday through Friday, from 5:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with potential on-call duties and weekday and holiday rotation. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary caregivers to coordinate care, communicate patient status, and support safe and effective outcomes.

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.
BLS certification.
Maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area of practice, as demonstrated through annual validations.
Relate during the interview process the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the clinical area for which the applicant 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 histories, diagnostics, and laboratory data, and report abnormal findings to appropriate caregivers.
Develop and revise patient-specific plans of care and discharge plans in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
Implement plans of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision, following physician orders, nursing plans, policies, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
Evaluate patients’ and families’ responses to care and teaching, and assess progress toward goals and expected outcomes.
Document assessments, plans, interventions, patient responses, and physician orders accurately, legibly, 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 nursing quality indicators through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.
Communicate and collaborate with staff, physicians, patients, families, external contacts, other health care providers, and clergy regarding patient care and support.