RN Tele Advanced Cardia Care

HonorHealth•Scottsdale, AZ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides professional nursing care guided by ANA standards and the Code of Ethics, applying nursing principles and procedures to the patient population served. The RN gathers and records medical histories and symptoms, supports diagnostic testing and interpretation, operates medical equipment, administers treatments and medications, and assists with follow-up and rehabilitation. The RN establishes or contributes to individualized care plans, including medication administration, IV therapy, treatments, patient monitoring, documentation, and consultation with physicians and other clinicians. The RN educates patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medication and therapy. The RN directs licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegates tasks when appropriate, while supporting clinical learning, precepting new hires and students, and maintaining nursing knowledge and skills. The role includes systematically collecting and analyzing health data; identifying diagnoses and expected outcomes; developing and implementing family-centered, developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant plans of care; and evaluating and documenting patient progress. The RN provides care for patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs, uses appropriate standing orders and policies for treatments and emergency measures, and works with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams. The RN evaluates the quality and effectiveness of care, follows professional standards and regulations, applies ethical principles, contributes to peer development, and supports evidence-based improvements in nursing practice and patient outcomes. Care is planned and delivered with attention to safety, effectiveness, and cost-effective use of resources.

Requirements

Associate degree or diploma in Nursing.
More than 10 months of experience in a med-surg or acute specialty setting.
Current Arizona nursing license or compact-state licensure upon hire; Arizona licensure must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification upon hire.
All diploma and ADN 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 include direct patient care or indirect RN roles.
Staff with direct responsibility for stroke-patient care must meet the stroke-specific education requirements before starting.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Systematically collect and prioritize patient health data, including input from the family, and analyze the data to identify nursing diagnoses.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized, family-centered, developmentally appropriate, and culturally relevant plans of care and expected outcomes.
Carry out care plan interventions, including medications, IV therapy, treatments, and emergency or resuscitative measures under applicable standing orders, policies, and procedures.
Provide nursing care that addresses patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs.
Monitor patients and document assessments, observations, interventions, therapeutic measures, and multisystem data in a retrievable form.
Educate patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, diet, nutrition, exercise, medications, and therapy.
Consult and collaborate with physicians, patients, families, and multidisciplinary healthcare team members to plan, provide, and evaluate care.
Direct licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate appropriately.
Precept new-hire staff and students, support completion of competency tasks, and contribute to the professional development of peers and healthcare providers.
Evaluate nursing practice and care quality and effectiveness, and maintain current knowledge of professional standards, statutes, regulations, policies, and nursing practice.
Apply ethical principles and consider culture and diversity in patient care.
Use evidence-based research to identify and support improvements in nursing practice, standards of care, and patient outcomes.
Use resources effectively and efficiently while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost in care delivery.