RN Med/Surg Neuro Tele- New Grads May Apply

HonorHealth•Scottsdale, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care for patients on a medical/surgical neuro-telemetry unit, following ANA standards and the Code of Ethics. The RN assesses patients, develops or contributes to individualized plans of care, implements and evaluates interventions, documents care, administers treatments and medications, and collaborates with physicians, patients, families, and multidisciplinary clinicians. The role includes patient and family education, coordination of follow-up and rehabilitation, and direction and appropriate delegation to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides. The RN supports clinical knowledge and skill development, including precepting new-hire staff and students and helping them complete competency requirements. Nursing practice is theory-based and evidence-based, with decision-making through a Shared Governance model. RNs directly responsible for stroke patients must be knowledgeable about stroke symptoms, protocols and pathways, NIHSS, stroke alerts, quality indicators, education resources, educational requirements, and Stroke Center website resources.

Requirements

Associate degree or diploma in Nursing.
Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire, unless they have at least five years of Registered Nurse experience at hire; experience may be in direct patient care or indirect RN roles.
Arizona RN license or compact-state RN licensure accepted in Arizona, required upon hire.
Basic Life Support certification through a BLS training course C, and unit-specific certification as required by the specialty area's DOP.
Stroke-specific education requirements apply before start for staff with direct responsibility for stroke patient care.
New graduates may apply.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
10 months of experience in a medical-surgical or acute specialty setting.
National certification for the unit-specific patient population.
One year of RN experience is required for Float positions.

Responsibilities

Collect health data systematically and continuously, prioritizing assessment according to the patient's condition and involving the family.
Analyze assessment data and use nursing diagnoses to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized, family-centered, developmentally appropriate, and culturally relevant plans of care.
Identify expected patient-specific 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 standing orders, policies, and procedures.
Provide care addressing patients' physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs, using a family-centered approach.
Evaluate patient progress and document observations, interventions, therapeutic measures, monitoring data, and other relevant information.
Continuously evaluate the quality and effectiveness of care to support patient outcomes and cost-effective, high-quality healthcare.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, statutes, regulations, and applicable policies, and maintain current nursing knowledge.
Integrate ethical principles into practice and enhance knowledge of culture and diversity needs.
Contribute to the professional development of peers and other healthcare providers through role modeling, peer relationships, preceptor or mentor programs, and collaboration.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, patients, families, and other healthcare providers in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care and identify and facilitate evidence-based changes to nursing practice.
Use evidence-based research and support its integration into practice to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Consider safety, effectiveness, and cost when planning and delivering care, and use resources effectively and efficiently.
Precept new-hire staff and students and help them complete required competency skills.
For direct care of stroke patients, maintain knowledge of stroke warning signs, protocols and pathways, NIHSS, stroke alert procedures, quality indicators, patient education materials and community resources, educational requirements, and Stroke Center website resources.