RN Operating Room - Weekend Days

HonorHealth•Phoenix, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

HonorHealth is hiring an RN for its Operating Room-Main department at John C. Lincoln in Phoenix, Arizona. The schedule is Saturday, Sunday, and Monday from 0630 to 1900, with no call required. Circulating experience in an operating room is required. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is available. The RN provides professional nursing care guided by the ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice and Code of Ethics. Responsibilities include assessing patients, developing and implementing individualized care plans, administering medications and treatments, monitoring and documenting patient responses, and collaborating with physicians and other healthcare clinicians. The RN educates patients and families about illness management, recovery, and home care; directs and delegates to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides as appropriate; and supports the development of staff and students through precepting and competency development. The role involves collecting and analyzing patient health data, identifying expected outcomes, implementing and evaluating evidence-based care, and revising care plans as needed. The RN supports safe, effective, culturally relevant, family-centered care; applies ethical principles; collaborates with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams; contributes to professional development and improvements in nursing practice; and uses resources effectively to promote high-quality, cost-effective outcomes.

Requirements

Operating room circulating experience.
Associate degree or diploma in nursing.
Diploma- and ADN-prepared hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire or have at least five years of RN 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.
Current Arizona nursing license or compact-state licensure upon hire; Arizona licensure must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
BLS training course C certification upon hire.
Unit-specific certification as required by the department of practice.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Collect and prioritize patient health data, analyze assessment information, and use nursing diagnoses to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized care plans.
Identify patient-specific expected outcomes and develop evidence-based plans that support continuity of care and reflect the patient’s condition, family, developmental stage, and cultural needs.
Implement care-plan interventions, including treatments, medications, and emergency or resuscitative measures in accordance with standing orders, policies, and procedures.
Provide nursing care addressing patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs using a family-centered approach.
Evaluate patients’ progress and document observations, interventions, monitoring data, and other relevant information in a retrievable form.
Continually evaluate the quality and effectiveness of care plans and nursing practice to promote patient outcomes and cost-effective, high-quality healthcare.
Apply professional practice standards, applicable regulations, department policies, and ethical principles; maintain current nursing knowledge and awareness of cultural and diversity needs.
Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
Contribute to the professional development of peers and other healthcare providers through role modeling and participation in preceptor or mentor programs.
Support evidence-based improvements in standards of care and nursing practice, including the use and integration of research.
Use available resources effectively and efficiently while considering patient safety, care effectiveness, and cost.
Precept new hires and students and assist them in completing competency requirements.
Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate care when appropriate.
Teach patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, diet, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medications and therapies.