RN Observation - FT Days

HonorHealth•Phoenix, AZ

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Observation provides professional nursing care guided by the ANA Standards for Professional Nursing Practice and Code of Ethics. The role includes collecting and analyzing patient data, determining nursing diagnoses, developing and revising individualized care plans, implementing interventions, and evaluating patient outcomes. Care is evidence-based, family-centered, developmentally and age-appropriate, and culturally relevant. The RN records medical histories and symptoms, assists with diagnostic tests, operates medical equipment, administers medications and treatments, manages IV lines, monitors and documents patient status, and collaborates with physicians and other healthcare professionals. The RN educates patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, diet, exercise, and self-administration of medication and therapy. The position also provides direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides, delegates appropriately, supports clinical learning, and precepts new staff and students.

Requirements

Associate degree or diploma in nursing.
Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire, or have at least five years of Registered Nurse experience at the time of hire; experience may be in direct patient care or indirect RN roles.
More than 10 months of experience in a medical-surgical or acute specialty setting.
BLS certification through a Certification in BLS training course C.
Arizona or compact-state registered nurse licensure upon hire.
Direct-care staff responsible for stroke patients must meet the stroke-specific education requirements before starting, as applicable.

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, determine nursing diagnoses, and develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized 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, and emergency or resuscitative measures according to standing orders and policies.
Provide care addressing patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs using a family-centered approach.
Evaluate patient 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.
Maintain and enhance patient outcomes while supporting cost-effective, high-quality care.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, laws, regulations, and department policies; maintain current nursing knowledge.
Integrate ethical principles into practice and enhance knowledge of cultural and diversity needs.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, patients, families, and other healthcare providers in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
Contribute to professional development of peers and other healthcare providers through role modeling and preceptor or mentor activities.
Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care and identify and facilitate evidence-based changes in nursing practice.
Use research and evaluative data to identify strategies that improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Use resources effectively and efficiently while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost in care delivery.
Record patient medical histories and symptoms, assist with diagnostic testing, operate medical equipment, administer treatments and medications, monitor patients, and support follow-up and rehabilitation.
Teach patients and families about managing illness or injury, post-treatment and home care, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medications and therapy.
Direct licensed practical nurses and nursing aides regarding patient care and delegate tasks when appropriate.
Precept new-hire staff and students and assist them in completing competency requirements.