RN Acute Care

HonorHealth•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN provides professional nursing care guided by the ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice and Code of Ethics. The role involves assessing patients, developing and implementing individualized plans of care, administering treatments and medications, monitoring and documenting patient responses, and coordinating with physicians and other healthcare clinicians. The RN educates patients and families about illnesses, injuries, treatment, and home care, and directs and delegates care to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides when appropriate. The RN also supports clinical learning by precepting new hires and students and helping them develop required competencies. The RN works on the Medical/Surgical Unit—6W—Extended Observation at John C. Lincoln in Phoenix, Arizona, on the day shift. The position requires more than 10 months of med-surg or acute specialty experience. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is available.

Requirements

More than 10 months of experience in a med-surg or acute specialty setting.
Associates degree or diploma in nursing; required before starting.
Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire or have at least five years of RN experience, including direct patient care or indirect RN roles, at the time of hire.
BLS certification from a training course C; unit-specific certification as required by the specialty area’s DOP.
Arizona or compact-state Registered Nurse license upon hire.
One year of RN experience is required for all float positions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
National certification for the unit-specific patient population.

Responsibilities

Collect and prioritize patient health data systematically, involving the family as appropriate.
Analyze assessment data, identify nursing diagnoses, and develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized plans of care.
Identify patient-specific expected outcomes and develop evidence-based plans that support continuity of care and reflect family-centered, developmentally appropriate, and culturally relevant practice.
Implement care-plan interventions, including treatments, medications, and emergency or resuscitative measures in accordance with standing orders, policies, and procedures.
Provide nursing care addressing patients’ and families’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs.
Evaluate progress toward patient outcomes and document observations, interventions, monitoring data, and other relevant care information.
Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of care plans and nursing practice to promote patient outcomes and cost-effective, high-quality care.
Maintain current knowledge of nursing practice and comply with professional standards, statutes, regulations, and system and department policies.
Integrate ethical principles into practice and enhance understanding of culture and diversity needs.
Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Contribute to colleagues’ professional development through role modeling and participation in preceptor or mentor programs.
Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care and use research to identify and implement improvements in nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Use resources effectively and efficiently while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost in patient-care planning and delivery.
Teach patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, diet, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medication and therapy.
Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate appropriately.
Precept new hires and students and assist them in completing competency requirements.