RN Operating Room

HonorHealth•Scottsdale, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) practices according to the ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice and Code of Ethics, applying nursing principles and procedures to the care of the patient population served. The RN assesses and documents patients’ health histories, symptoms, and observations; helps perform and analyze diagnostic tests; operates medical equipment; administers medications and treatments; and contributes to patient follow-up and rehabilitation. The RN develops or contributes to individualized, evidence-based care plans, administers therapies and medications, manages intravenous lines, monitors patients, and consults with physicians and other healthcare clinicians. The RN educates patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medications and therapies. The RN provides direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides, delegates appropriately, supports staff and student development, and precepts new hires and students. Practice uses a Shared Governance model and emphasizes professional development, ethical and culturally responsive care, research-informed improvement, and a healthy work environment. Nurses with direct responsibility for stroke patients must maintain knowledge of stroke symptoms, protocols, NIHSS, Stroke Alert activation, quality indicators, educational materials and resources, and applicable educational requirements. This is an operating-room RN role at Shea Medical Center in Scottsdale, Arizona. Circulating experience is required. The listed schedule is four 10-hour day shifts, 6:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. A $20,000 sign-on bonus is available.

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in Arizona or a compact state upon hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through training course C, and unit-specific certification as required by the specialty area DOP.
More than 10 months of experience in a medical-surgical or acute specialty setting.
Operating-room circulating experience.
For float positions, one year of RN experience is required.
An associate degree or diploma in nursing is required.
ADN or diploma hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire or have at least five years of RN experience at the time of hire; experience may be in direct patient care or indirect RN roles.
Staff with direct responsibility for stroke patients must meet the applicable stroke-specific education requirements before starting.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Collect and prioritize health data systematically, involving the patient’s family as appropriate.
Analyze assessment data and use nursing diagnoses to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized, family-centered, culturally relevant plans of care.
Identify patient-specific expected outcomes and develop evidence-based plans that support continuity of care.
Implement care-plan interventions and initiate treatments, medications, and emergency or resuscitative measures under applicable standing orders, policies, and procedures.
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 information in a retrievable form.
Maintain and enhance patient outcomes while promoting cost-effective, high-quality care.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, statutes, regulations, and system and department policies; maintain current nursing knowledge.
Integrate ethical principles and enhance understanding of cultural and diversity needs.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members, patients, families, and other healthcare providers in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
Support the professional development of peers and other healthcare providers through role modeling, peer relationships, precepting, and mentoring.
Direct licensed practical nurses and nursing aides regarding care and delegate appropriately.
Precept new hires and students and help staff and students complete competency requirements.
Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care and identify and facilitate changes to nursing practice.
Use evidence-based research and support the integration of research into clinical practice to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Consider safety, effectiveness, and cost when planning and delivering care; use resources effectively and efficiently.
For direct care of stroke patients, maintain knowledge of stroke symptoms and warning signs, protocols and pathways, NIHSS, Stroke Alert activation, quality indicators, educational materials and community resources, educational requirements, and Stroke Center website resources.