RN Intermediate Care Unit

HonorHealth • Phoenix, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care guided by the ANA Standards for Professional Nursing Practice and Code of Ethics. The role applies nursing principles and procedures to the patient population served, including assessing patients, establishing or contributing to care plans, providing treatments and medications, monitoring and documenting patient status, and coordinating care with physicians and other healthcare clinicians. The RN educates patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medications and therapies. The RN also directs and delegates care to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides when appropriate, supports clinical learning, and precepts new staff and students.

The RN delivers individualized, evidence-based, family-centered care that is developmentally, age-, and culturally appropriate. The role includes collecting and analyzing health data, identifying diagnoses and expected outcomes, implementing and evaluating interventions, documenting care, and revising plans as needed. The RN collaborates with patients, families, and multidisciplinary colleagues; supports professional development and evidence-based improvements to nursing practice; and uses resources effectively while considering safety, quality, and cost.

Requirements

• Associate 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 Registered Nurse experience, including direct patient care or indirect RN roles, at the time of hire.
• More than 10 months of experience in a medical-surgical or acute specialty setting required.
• Current Arizona nursing license or compact-state licensure upon hire; Arizona licensure must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
• BLS certification through training course C required upon hire.
• Unit-specific certification as required by the specialty area's DOP.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• National certification for the unit-specific patient population.
• One year of RN experience is required for float positions.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze health data systematically, prioritizing assessment according to the patient's immediate condition or needs and involving the family.
• Determine nursing diagnoses and develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized, family-centered plans of care.
• Identify patient-specific expected outcomes and develop evidence-based plans that support continuity of care.
• Implement care-plan interventions, including treatments, medications, emergency measures, and resuscitative measures in accordance with standing orders, policies, and procedures.
• Provide care that addresses patients' and families' physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs.
• Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes and document observations, interventions, therapeutic measures, monitoring data, and other relevant information.
• Continuously evaluate the quality and effectiveness of care plans and nursing practice to support patient outcomes and cost-effective, high-quality healthcare.
• Maintain knowledge of professional nursing standards, statutes, regulations, and applicable system and department policies; integrate ethical principles and cultural awareness into practice.
• Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Support the professional development of peers and other healthcare providers through role-modeling and participation in preceptor or mentor programs.
• Support evidence-based research and the development and adoption of standards and changes that improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Use available resources effectively and efficiently while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost in care delivery.
• Teach patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medication and therapy.
• Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate care when appropriate.
• Precept new-hire staff and students and assist them in completing competency requirements.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus available up to $10,000.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree