RN Med Surg - New Grads May Apply

HonorHealth•Scottsdale, AZ

22h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) practices in accordance with the ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice and Code of Ethics, applying nursing principles and procedures to the care of patients. The RN gathers and analyzes patient health information, contributes to or establishes individualized care plans, provides and documents nursing care, administers medications and treatments, and evaluates patient progress and outcomes. Care is evidence-based, family-centered, developmentally and age-appropriate, and culturally relevant. Nursing practice uses a Shared Governance model for decision-making. The RN educates patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home-care needs, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medications and therapy. The RN collaborates with physicians and other members of the multidisciplinary team, provides direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides, and delegates when appropriate. The RN also supports professional development by precepting new hires and students, helping them complete competency tasks, and continuing to develop knowledge and skills. The role may contribute to improving patient experience, clinical outcomes, and the work environment. RNs with direct responsibility for stroke patients must know stroke symptoms and warning signs; applicable identification, evaluation, and management protocols and pathways; NIHSS; Stroke Alert activation and protocol; stroke quality indicators; and available patient education materials and community resources.

Requirements

Associate degree or diploma in nursing 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; experience may be in direct patient care or indirect RN roles.
Arizona or compact-state Registered Nurse licensure required upon hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required; unit-specific certification is required as applicable to the specialty area.
For float positions, 1 year of RN experience is required.
For direct responsibility for stroke patients, stroke-specific education requirements apply prior to start.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
More than 10 months of med-surg or acute specialty setting experience preferred.
National certification for the unit-specific patient population preferred.

Responsibilities

Collect and prioritize patient health data systematically and on an ongoing basis, involving the family as appropriate.
Analyze assessment data, determine nursing diagnoses, and develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized plans of care.
Identify patient-specific expected outcomes and provide evidence-based, family-centered continuity of care.
Implement the plan of care, including treatments, medications, and emergency or resuscitative measures in accordance with standing orders, policies, and procedures.
Provide care addressing patients’ and families’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs.
Evaluate patient progress toward expected outcomes and the quality and effectiveness of the care plan.
Document observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures, monitoring data, and other relevant patient-care information.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, statutes, regulations, and applicable policies; maintain current nursing knowledge.
Apply ethical principles and develop knowledge of cultural and diversity needs.
Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary healthcare team members in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate appropriately.
Precept new hires and students, support their competency development, and contribute to peers’ and other providers’ professional development through role modeling and mentoring.
Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care and identify and facilitate changes to nursing practice.
Use evidence-based research to identify ways to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes, and support integration of research into practice.
Use resources effectively and efficiently while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost in care planning and delivery.
For direct care of stroke patients, maintain knowledge of stroke symptoms, protocols and pathways, NIHSS, Stroke Alert procedures, quality indicators, and patient education and community resources.