RN Emergency Department Nights

HonorHealth•Mesa, AZ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) provides emergency department nursing care guided by the ANA Standards of Professional Nursing Practice and Code of Ethics. The RN assesses patients, develops and implements individualized, evidence-based plans of care, administers treatments and medications, monitors and documents patient status, and collaborates with physicians, other clinicians, patients, and families. The RN also educates patients and families about illness or injury management, post-treatment care, and home-care needs, and delegates and directs appropriate care activities to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides. The RN contributes to clinical knowledge and skills development by precepting new staff and students, supporting competency development, and continuing to build knowledge of nursing management and patient care. The position applies ethical and culturally responsive practice, participates in evidence-based improvement of nursing care and outcomes, and supports a healthy work environment. Nurses with direct responsibility for stroke patients must know stroke symptoms and warning signs, evaluation and management protocols, NIHSS, stroke-alert procedures, quality indicators, education resources, and applicable educational requirements. This position is based at Four Peaks Medical Center in Mesa, Arizona, and works nights from 1900 to 0730. A sign-on bonus of up to $15,000 is available to eligible candidates.

Requirements

Associate degree or diploma in nursing is required before starting.
Diploma- and ADN-prepared hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire or have at least 5 years of Registered Nurse experience at the time of hire.
More than 10 months of experience in a medical-surgical or acute specialty setting is required.
Basic Life Support certification from a BLS training course C is required, along with unit-specific certification as required by the specialty area DOP.
Arizona or compact-state Registered Nurse licensure is required upon hire.
Direct-care staff for stroke patients must meet the applicable stroke-specific education requirements before starting.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Prior emergency room Registered Nurse experience.
National certification for the unit-specific patient population.

Responsibilities

Collect and prioritize health data systematically, involving the family and responding to the patient’s immediate condition and needs.
Analyze assessment data and use nursing diagnoses to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise appropriate patient plans of care.
Identify individualized, evidence-based expected outcomes and develop plans that support continuity of care and reflect patient and family needs.
Implement care-plan interventions, including treatments, medications, and emergency or resuscitative measures in accordance with standing orders, policies, and procedures.
Provide care addressing patients’ physical, emotional, spiritual, social, and cultural needs using a family-centered approach.
Evaluate patient progress and document observations, nursing interventions, monitoring data, and other relevant information.
Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of care plans and nursing practice to promote patient outcomes and cost-effective, high-quality healthcare.
Maintain knowledge of professional standards, statutes, regulations, and departmental policies; integrate ethical principles and cultural awareness into practice.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members, patients, families, and other healthcare providers in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
Support professional development of peers and other healthcare providers through role modeling, precepting, mentoring, and positive peer relationships.
Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care and use research and evidence to identify and facilitate improvements in nursing practice and patient outcomes.
Use resources effectively and efficiently while considering safety, effectiveness, and cost in care delivery.
Precept new staff and students and support completion of competency requirements.
For direct care of stroke patients, maintain knowledge of stroke symptoms, protocols, NIHSS, stroke-alert activation, quality indicators, education resources, community resources, and educational requirements.