RN Telemetry Days - Tempe

HonorHealth•Tempe, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN practices according to the ANA Standards of Professional Nursing and Code of Ethics, applying professional nursing principles and procedures to the patients served. The role includes collecting and recording medical histories and symptoms, assisting with diagnostic tests and interpretation 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, injuries, 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 and delegates appropriate care tasks. The RN also supports professional development by precepting new hires and students and helping them complete competency requirements. The RN systematically gathers and analyzes health data, develops individualized diagnoses and plans of care, identifies expected outcomes, implements interventions, and evaluates progress. Care is family-centered, developmentally and age-appropriate, culturally relevant, evidence-based, and attentive to physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs. The RN documents assessments, interventions, monitoring, and other relevant care data; evaluates the quality and effectiveness of care; and uses resources effectively to provide safe, high-quality, cost-effective healthcare. The RN maintains professional knowledge and evaluates practice against professional standards, statutes, regulations, and applicable policies. The role integrates ethical principles, cultural awareness, collaboration with patients, families, and multidisciplinary clinicians, and participation in peer development and evidence-based practice and research to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.

Requirements

Required: Associate degree or diploma in nursing.
All diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire, unless they have five or more years of Registered Nurse experience, including direct patient care or indirect RN roles, at the time of hire.
Required: More than 10 months of med-surg or acute specialty setting experience.
Required for all float positions: one year of RN experience.
Required: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from a training course.
Required upon hire: Registered Nurse license in Arizona or a compact state.
Required: Unit-specific certification as required by the specialty area DOP.
Required before starting for staff with direct responsibility for stroke patient care: meet stroke-specific education requirements in the addendum.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Collect health data systematically and continuously, prioritizing according to the patient’s condition and involving the family.
Analyze assessment data and use nursing diagnoses to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized plans of care.
Identify individualized expected patient outcomes and develop evidence-based plans that support continuity of care.
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’ and families’ physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs.
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 care information.
Teach patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment and home care, diet, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medication and therapy.
Operate medical equipment, assist with diagnostic tests and results analysis, manage IV lines, administer medications and treatments, and support follow-up and rehabilitation.
Consult and collaborate with physicians, patients, families, and multidisciplinary healthcare providers in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate care tasks when appropriate.
Precept new hires and students, support competency development, and contribute to the professional development of peers and other healthcare providers.
Evaluate nursing practice against professional standards, relevant laws and regulations, and system and department policies; maintain current nursing knowledge.
Integrate ethical principles and cultural and diversity considerations into practice.
Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care and identify and facilitate changes in nursing practice.
Participate in and apply evidence-based research to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Use resources effectively and efficiently while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost in patient care.