RN Operating Room Evenings

HonorHealth•Scottsdale, AZ

5d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN’s practice is guided by the ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice and Code of Ethics. The RN applies professional nursing principles, practices, concepts, and procedures to care for the patient population served. Responsibilities include recording medical histories and symptoms, assisting with diagnostic tests and analysis of results, operating medical equipment, administering treatments 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, monitors 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, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medication and therapy. The RN provides direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegates appropriately. The RN also supports clinical development by precepting new hires and students and helping them complete competency requirements. The role involves systematically collecting and analyzing health data; developing, implementing, evaluating, and revising individualized, evidence-based, family-centered care plans; and providing interventions that address patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs. The RN documents care and evaluates patient progress and the quality and effectiveness of care. The position requires collaboration with patients, families, and multidisciplinary clinicians, professional and ethical practice, attention to cultural diversity, and contributing to evidence-based improvements in nursing practice and patient outcomes. The role is based in the Main Operating Room at Shea Medical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. The schedule is 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., three 12-hour shifts, on the evening shift. RN Operating Room circulating experience is required.

Requirements

RN Operating Room circulating experience is required.
More than 10 months of experience in a medical-surgical or acute specialty setting is required.
Associate degree or diploma in nursing is required prior to start.
Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire unless they have five or more years of Registered Nurse experience at the time of hire; experience may be in direct patient care or indirect RN roles.
Current Arizona nursing license or compact-state licensure is required upon hire; Arizona licensure must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
Basic Life Support certification in training course C is required upon hire, along with unit-specific certification as required by the specialty area DOP.
One year of RN experience is required for all float positions.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
National certification for the unit-specific patient population.

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze patient health data, prioritizing according to immediate condition or needs and involving the family.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized, evidence-based, family-centered plans of care.
Identify patient-specific expected outcomes and provide care appropriate to the patient’s condition, developmental stage, age, and culture.
Implement care-plan interventions, including treatments, medications, emergency measures, and resuscitative measures in accordance with applicable orders, policies, and procedures.
Provide nursing care for patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs.
Monitor patients’ progress toward outcomes and document observations, interventions, monitoring data, and other relevant care information.
Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of care plans and nursing practice to support patient outcomes and cost-effective, high-quality care.
Maintain current nursing knowledge and practice in accordance with professional standards, statutes, regulations, and department policies.
Apply ethical principles and enhance knowledge of cultural and diversity needs.
Collaborate with patients, families, and multidisciplinary healthcare providers in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
Contribute to peers’ and other healthcare providers’ professional development through role modeling and participation in preceptor or mentor programs.
Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care and use research to identify and implement improvements in nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Use resources effectively and efficiently while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost in patient care.
Precept new hires and students and support completion of competency skills.
Record medical histories and symptoms; assist with diagnostic testing and result analysis; operate medical equipment; administer treatments and medications; and support follow-up and rehabilitation.
Educate patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medication and therapy.
Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate when appropriate.