Experienced Pre and Post-Op

Position Summary

This position works in collaboration with the healthcare team, patient and family to promote patient health through delivery of professional nursing care appropriate to patients age and condition as documented in the nursing and medical plans of care in accordance with evidence-based nursing and patient care practice standards and hospital goals, values and regulatory standards.

Position Duties

• Completes nursing assessment of patient conditions consistent with age and condition, including physical, psychological, social, developmental, and educational factors, to determine initial level of compliance with treatment plan per policy and unit guidelines.
• Performs ongoing patient and family assessments and identifies variations from diagnoses.
• Continually evaluates patient responses to care, teaching, and discharge plans. Documents patient progress in appropriate charts and shares observations and assessment outcomes with healthcare team and families to ensure timely communication and understanding of patient health status, progress, and ongoing needs.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing required activities within established parameters to ensure compliance with all applicable medication, storage and documentation standards, regulations, and requirements.
• Provides orientation to the unit, hospital systems, and processes to patients and family members to ensure familiarity with unit's policies and requirements.
• Supervises patient care activities of assigned team members and delegates activities appropriate to knowledge, skill, and competency. Provides timely feedback and review of care delivery to ensure maintenance of patient safety, infection control procedures, therapeutic environment, and team members' performance level, maintaining confidentiality as appropriate.
• Works collaboratively with patient care team and family members to establish and implement plan of care to ensure coordination of activities and ongoing communication of patient health status.
• Participates in patient care rounds and patient care conferences as appropriate.
• Fosters a positive learning environment by modeling best practices and patient-centered care while providing guidance, training, and support to students and new employees through mentorship, clinical instruction, and knowledge sharing.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission: To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families.

Vision: Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education. We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values:

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable

Qualifications

Education:

• Two year (ADN) degree in nursing, a four year degree (BSN) in nursing, or a Diploma Nursing degree. Required
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or currently enrolled in an RN to BSN program. Preferred

Additional Requirements:

• Current State of Arizona RN license or an RN license from a compact state with multistate privileges or the ability to establish licensure according to Arizona law prior to start date. Required
• Current BLS certification for Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association prior to start date. Required

Certification / License / Registry Requirements:

• AZ RN License OR Compact to Arizona License OR Compact State - Required
• Basic Life Support - Required
• Ped Advanced Life Support - Required

Physical Requirements & Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential

Physical Requirements:

• Feeling (sensing textures and temperatures) - Constantly
• Fine Motor Skills (pinching, gripping, etc) - Constantly
• Hearing - Constantly
• Pushing/pulling - Constantly
• Reaching - Constantly
• Sitting - Occasionally
• Standing - Frequently
• Stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling - Frequently
• Talking - Constantly
• Walking - Constantly
• Near Vision - Constantly
• Far Vision - Constantly
• Color Discrimination - Frequently
• Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment - Constantly
• Lift up to 35 pounds without assistance - Frequently
• Lift more than 35 pounds without assistance - Occasionally

Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential:

• Inside office environment - Applicable
• Airborne communicable diseases - Applicable
• Bloodborne pathogens or bodily fluid - Applicable
• Fumes or airborne particles - Applicable
• Radiation exposure - Applicable
• Toxic or caustic chemicals - Applicable