RN Endoscopy

HonorHealth•Deer Valley, AZ

6d•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 includes assessing patients, developing and implementing individualized plans of care, providing treatments and medications, monitoring and documenting patient status, and collaborating with physicians and other healthcare professionals. The RN educates patients and families about illness management, post-treatment and home care, nutrition, exercise, and medications. The RN also directs and delegates care to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides as appropriate, supports staff and student development, and helps ensure high-quality, evidence-based, cost-effective care. The position is based in the Endoscopy department at HonorHealth Deer Valley in Phoenix, Arizona. The listed schedule is 0700–1730 on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday; hours may change according to department needs. Call shifts are required.

Requirements

At least 2 years of endoscopy experience.
Associate degree or diploma in nursing.
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 in training course C upon hire.
More than 10 months of med-surg or acute specialty experience.
Call shifts are required.
Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire or have at least 5 years of Registered Nurse experience at the time of hire.
Float-position hires must have 1 year of RN experience.

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 and develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized, family-centered, developmentally appropriate, and culturally relevant plans of care.
Identify patient-specific expected outcomes and develop evidence-based plans that support continuity of care.
Implement care-plan interventions and initiate treatments, medications, and emergency or resuscitative measures in accordance with standing orders, policies, and procedures.
Provide nursing care for patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs using a family-centered approach.
Evaluate patients’ progress toward expected outcomes and the quality and effectiveness of care plans.
Document observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures, monitoring data, and other relevant patient-care information.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, statutes, regulations, and department policies; maintain current nursing knowledge.
Integrate ethical principles into nursing practice and enhance knowledge of cultural and diversity needs.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members, patients, families, and other healthcare providers in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
Contribute to the professional development of peers and other providers through role modeling and participation in preceptor or mentor programs.
Support evidence-based improvements in nursing practice and patient outcomes, including the use of research and evaluation.
Use available resources effectively and efficiently while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost in patient care.
Direct licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate care when appropriate.
Precept new hires and students and assist them in completing competency tasks.
Record medical histories and symptoms, help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical equipment, administer treatments and medications, and assist with follow-up and rehabilitation.
Teach patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, diet, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medication and therapy.