RN Operating Room - Piper Surgery

HonorHealth•Scottsdale, AZ

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN’s practice is guided by the ANA Standard for Professional Nurse and Code of Ethics. The RN applies professional nursing principles, practices, concepts, and procedures to care for the patient population served. Responsibilities include recording patients’ medical histories and symptoms; helping perform diagnostic tests and analyze results; operating medical equipment; administering treatment and medications; and supporting patient follow-up and rehabilitation. The RN establishes or contributes to patient care plans, administers medications and therapies, manages intravenous lines, observes and documents patient status, and consults with physicians and other healthcare clinicians. The RN educates patients and families about illnesses or injuries, post-treatment and home care, diet, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medications and therapy. The RN provides direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides, delegates when appropriate, and supports the development of staff and students through precepting and competency assistance. The role involves systematic collection and analysis of health data, identifying diagnoses and outcomes, and creating, implementing, evaluating, and revising individualized, evidence-based care plans. Care should be family-centered, developmentally and age-appropriate, and culturally relevant. The RN provides care for patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs; initiates treatments, medications, and emergency or resuscitative measures in accordance with applicable orders and policies; and documents observations and interventions. The RN evaluates care quality and effectiveness, follows professional standards and applicable regulations, integrates ethical principles, collaborates with patients, families, peers, and multidisciplinary teams, and contributes to evidence-based improvements in nursing practice and patient outcomes. This position is at Piper Surgery Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. The listed shift is four 10-hour day shifts, either 6:45 a.m.–5:15 p.m. or 8:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.; there are no call requirements. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is available. Required OR RN experience is noted.

Requirements

Required OR RN experience.
Associate degree or diploma in nursing required.
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 the time of hire; this experience may be in direct patient care or indirect RN roles.
More than 10 months of med-surg or acute specialty setting experience required.
BLS certification required, including a BLS training course.
Arizona or compact-state Registered Nurse licensure required upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
National certification for the unit-specific patient population preferred.
Unit-specific certification as required by the specialty area DOP.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze patient health data to identify nursing diagnoses and individualized expected outcomes.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise evidence-based, family-centered plans of care.
Provide nursing care responsive to patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs.
Administer medications, therapies, and treatments; manage IV lines; and initiate emergency or resuscitative measures in accordance with applicable orders and policies.
Observe patients, document relevant findings and interventions, and evaluate progress toward care outcomes.
Educate patients and families about illnesses, injuries, post-treatment care, home care, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medications and therapy.
Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary healthcare team members in planning and delivering care.
Direct licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate tasks when appropriate.
Precept new hires and students, support competency development, and contribute to the professional development of peers and other healthcare providers.
Evaluate the quality, safety, effectiveness, and cost efficiency of nursing care and contribute to evidence-based practice improvements.