Registered Nurse RN Emergency Department

About the role

The Emergency Department at Banner - University Medical Center Tucson campus is an 80 bed unit, seeing approximately 73,000 patients a year. We care for all ages and treat the urgent and emergent medical and behavioral health patients. The ED is a designated Level 1 Adult Trauma Center, as well as a Comprehensive stroke, cancer and cardiac center.

Responsibilities

• Affirms patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs.
• Reviews patient history and physical with patient/family and assures completion within appropriate timeframe.
• Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members.
• Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers.
• Completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined in policy.
• Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input.
• Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care.
• Plans care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Reviews and revises the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs based on evaluation of the patient’s status.
• Implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision of the activities of the health care team.
• Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
• Evaluates the patient's and family's response to care and teaching, and revises the plan of care as needed.
• Evaluates patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.
• Evaluates patient's response and the effectiveness of patient teaching.
• Documents assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record.
• Provides care based on the best evidence available and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
• Participates in unit or facility shared leadership.
• Interacts and participates in the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families and visitors.
• Contributes to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.

Requirements

• Must possess a current, valid RN license in state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in state of practice, or compact RN licensure for current state of practice.
• BLS certification is required.
• Additional certification or continuing education may be required based on area of practice.
• Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area in which they work as demonstrated through annual validations.
• One year experience in an acute care hospital setting is desired.
• Experience must include working in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area.
• Professional certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.

Skills

• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members.
• Knowledge of emergency care protocols and procedures.
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, financial, and security benefits.

Pay

• 18% night shift differential and a flat rate $3/hour weekend shift differential.

Schedule

• Mid-shift shift (3pm-3:30am), full time opportunities available - 3 / 12 hr shifts per week.