RN Intermediate Care Unit

HonorHealth•Phoenix, AZ

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care guided by the ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice and Code of Ethics. The RN assesses patients, establishes or contributes to individualized plans of care, implements and evaluates interventions, documents care, and collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and other healthcare professionals. Care is family-centered, developmentally and age-appropriate, culturally relevant, evidence-based, and attentive to safety, effectiveness, and cost. The RN may record medical histories and symptoms, assist with diagnostic testing and interpretation, operate medical equipment, administer medications and treatments, manage IV lines, monitor patients, and support follow-up and rehabilitation. 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 also provides direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides, delegates when appropriate, supports the development of colleagues and students, and maintains and advances clinical knowledge and skills. This position is in the Telemetry Unit-3P Advanced Cardiac Care department at HonorHealth Deer Valley in Phoenix, Arizona. The listed shift is night. A sign-on bonus of up to $10,000 is available.

Requirements

Associate degree or diploma in nursing.
Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire, unless they have at least five years of Registered Nurse experience at the time of hire; experience may be in direct patient care or indirect RN roles.
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 certification in training course C upon hire.
Unit-specific certification as required by the specialty area's DOP.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze patient health data systematically, prioritizing according to the patient's immediate condition and needs and involving the family.
Develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized nursing plans of care and expected outcomes.
Provide nursing care that addresses patients' physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs using a family-centered approach.
Initiate treatments, medications, and emergency or resuscitative measures in accordance with standing orders, policies, and procedures.
Administer medications and therapies, manage IV lines, monitor patients, and document observations, interventions, and other relevant care data.
Evaluate patient progress and the quality and effectiveness of care plans to support positive outcomes and cost-effective, high-quality healthcare.
Educate patients and families about their conditions, post-treatment and home care, diet, nutrition, exercise, medications, and therapies.
Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary healthcare team members in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegate tasks when appropriate.
Evaluate nursing practice against professional standards, applicable laws and regulations, and organizational and departmental policies.
Apply ethical principles and develop knowledge of the cultural and diversity needs of specific populations.
Support professional development by role-modeling, fostering peer relationships, and participating in preceptor or mentor programs.
Precept new hires and students and help them complete competency requirements.
Use evidence-based research to develop and evaluate standards of care and identify strategies to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Use resources effectively and efficiently while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost in patient care.