RN ICU

HonorHealth•Scottsdale, AZ

4h•Onsite

About The Position

At HonorHealth, you’ll be part of a team, creating a multi-dimensional care experience for our patients. You’ll have opportunities to make a difference through our Ambassador Movement and robust training and development programs. HonorHealth offers a diverse benefits portfolio for full-time and part-time team members. HonorHealth is one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, serving a population of five million people in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The comprehensive network encompasses six acute-care hospitals, an extensive medical group with primary, specialty and urgent care services, a cancer care network, outpatient surgery centers, clinical research, medical education, a foundation, an accountable care organization, and community services. With nearly 17,000 team members, 3,700 affiliated providers, and close to 2,000 volunteers, HonorHealth strives to improve the health and well-being of communities across Arizona. The RN's practice is guided by the ANA Standard for Professional Nurse and Code of Ethics, possessing knowledge of professional nursing principles, practices, concepts, and procedures as applied to the care of the patient population served.

Requirements

1+ YEARS OF ICU EXPERIENCE
Knowledge of stroke symptoms and warning signs
Knowledge of protocols and pathways used to identify, evaluate and management of stroke patients
Knowledge of NIHSS
Knowledge of Stroke Alert activation and protocol
Knowledge of Stroke quality indicators
Knowledge of available stroke patient education materials and community resources
Knowledge of educational requirements for stroke care
Knowledge of Stroke Center website resources
Complete a BSN within 60 months of hire OR have 5 or more years of Registered Nurse experience (including direct patient care or indirect RN roles) at the time of hire (for Diploma and ADN hires)
Associate's degree or Diploma in Nursing
>10 months med-surg or acute specialty setting experience
1 year RN experience for all Float Positions
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification in BLS training course C, and unit specific certification as required by specialty area DOP
Registered Nurse (RN) State And/or Compact State Licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Arizona Upon Hire

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in nursing (BSN)
National certification for unit specific patient population

Responsibilities

Records patients' medical history and symptoms
Help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results
Operate medical equipment
Administer treatment and medications
Help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation
Establishes a care plan or contributes to an existing plan
Administer medication, including careful checking of dosages and avoiding interactions
Start, maintain, and discontinue intravenous (IV) lines for fluid, medication, blood, and blood products
Administer therapies and treatments
Observe the patient and record those observations
Consult with physicians and other healthcare clinicians
Teach patients and their families how to manage their illnesses or injuries
Explain post-treatment and home care needs; diet, nutrition, and exercise programs; and self-administration of medication and therapy
Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides regarding patient care and delegate when appropriate
Support efforts to advance clinical knowledge and skills
Precept new hire staff and students
Assist staff and students to seek and complete the tasks required to complete their competency skills
Continue to enhance knowledge in the nursing management and care of patient problems and conditions as required
Improve the patients experience, clinical outcomes and work to promote a healthy work environment
Practice theory-based nursing that is evidenced based utilizing a Shared Governance model for decision-making
Collect health data in a systematic and ongoing manner, prioritizing data collection as determined by the patient’s immediate condition or needs and involving the family
Analyze the assessment data in determining diagnoses, and utilize the nursing diagnosis to develop, implement, evaluate and revise an appropriate patient plan of care that is family centered, developmentally and age-appropriate, and culturally relevant
Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient and their specific health problems
Develop plans of care that are individualized to the patient’s condition or needs, reflecting current nursing practice that is evidence-based, providing for continuity of care, and are family centered
Implement interventions in the plan of care
Initiate treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures based on appropriate utilization of standing orders, policies and procedures
Provide nursing care to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs of the patient and family utilizing a family-centered approach to care delivery
Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes
Document observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures, multi-systems monitoring data, and other data relevant to the patient’s care in a retrievable form
Provide ongoing evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of the care plan to ensure that they maintain and enhance patient outcomes that promote the delivery of cost-effective high-quality healthcare
Evaluate one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations of the system and department policies and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice
Systematically evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice
Integrate ethical principles in all aspects of practice
Enhance knowledge of culture and diversity needs for specific populations
Collaborate with others in the practice of nursing professional development at the institutional, local, regional and state levels
Interact with and contribute to the professional development of peers and other health care providers through positive role-modeling, fostering peer relationships, and participating in preceptor and/or mentor programs thereby creating an environment for quality practice
Collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care delivery
Collaborate with the patient, family and other health care providers in providing patient care
Develop and evaluate standards of care for patients that are evidence-based
Identify changes that should be made in nursing practice using an evidence-based approach and facilitating the initiation of, adoption of, and adaptation to change
Participate in and use evidence-based research to identify strategies for improving nursing practice, and patient outcomes
Design, create, and apply research by supporting the integration of research into practice fostering the use of systematic evaluative research with regard to clinical, educational, and managerial data
Consider factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient care by utilizing all resources effectively and efficiently