RN Emergency Department Nights PT

HonorHealth•Mesa, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing care in the Emergency Department, guided by the ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice and Code of Ethics. The RN assesses patients, develops and implements individualized plans of care, administers treatments and medications, monitors and documents patient status, and collaborates with physicians and other healthcare professionals. Care is family-centered, developmentally and age-appropriate, culturally relevant, and responsive to patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs. The RN educates patients and families about illnesses, injuries, post-treatment care, nutrition, exercise, and medications. The position also includes directing licensed practical nurses and nursing aides, delegating appropriately, precepting new hires and students, and supporting competency development. The RN contributes to evidence-based practice, quality improvement, professional development, and the effective use of resources to promote safe, high-quality, cost-effective patient care. This is a part-time night position at Four Peaks Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona, with shifts from 1900 to 0730, two shifts per week.

Requirements

Associate degree or diploma in nursing.
Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire or have at least five years of Registered Nurse experience at the time of hire.
More than 10 months of experience in a medical-surgical or acute specialty setting.
Current Arizona nursing license or compact-state licensure upon hire; Arizona licensure must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire, with unit-specific certification as required by the specialty area.
Prior ER RN experience is required as the preferred experience stated in the posting.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
National certification for the unit-specific patient population.
Prior Emergency Room Registered Nurse experience.

Responsibilities

Collect and prioritize health data systematically, involving the patient’s family as appropriate.
Analyze assessment data and develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized nursing diagnoses and plans of care.
Identify expected patient outcomes and develop evidence-based plans that support continuity of care.
Implement care plan interventions, including treatments, medications, and emergency or resuscitative measures in accordance with applicable standing orders, policies, and procedures.
Provide nursing care that addresses patients’ and families’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs.
Evaluate patient progress, document observations and interventions, and monitor relevant clinical data.
Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of care plans and promote high-quality, cost-effective patient outcomes.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, laws, regulations, and department policies; maintain current nursing knowledge.
Integrate ethical principles into practice and enhance knowledge of cultural and diversity needs.
Collaborate with patients, families, and multidisciplinary healthcare providers in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
Support the professional development of peers and other healthcare providers through role modeling, precepting, mentoring, and positive collaboration.
Contribute to evidence-based standards of care and identify and support changes that improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Use resources effectively and efficiently while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost.
Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate care appropriately.
Precept new hires and students and assist them in completing competency requirements.
Educate patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, diet, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medications and therapies.