Registered Nurse RN Medical Surgical

About the role

This position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and documents nursing care of patients in accordance with organizational policies and in accordance with standards of professional nursing practice utilizing the framework for professional nursing practice and development. This position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others who are under their direction.

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. Goals for patient are realistic, measurable and developed in conjunction with the patient/family.
• 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. Documentation is legible, timely and in accordance with policy.
• Notes physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
• 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.
• Promotes/supports growth of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
• Contributes to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
• Actively participates in the improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes. Such activities may include participating in professional organizations.
• In some roles, this position may supervise staff and work flow of the department.
• Interacts with all levels of staff in a variety of departments, physicians, patients, families and external contacts, such as employees of other health care institutions, community providers and agencies, concerning the health care of the patient.
• Interacts with other health care providers in numerous settings in order to report and ask for or clarify information.
• Also works with clergy to provide spiritual support.
• Synthesizes and prioritizes data from multiple sources to provide support for the human response of the patient and family to changes in health status.

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.

Qualifications

• Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area in which they work as demonstrated through annual validations.
• Employees working at Banner Behavioral Health Hospital, BTMC Behavioral, Banner Home Care/Hospice or Boswell Skilled Nursing Facility must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
• Employees working at Banner MD Anderson on the Banner University Medical Center Phoenix campus must possess a State of Arizona Department of Public Safety Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.
• This is a requirement of the Whole Family Counseling Program held at this specific facility.
• Employees working in the Banner McKee Senior Behavioral Health Inpatient Unit must possess an Colorado Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain the card for the duration of their employment.

Skills

• Ability to assess patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs.
• Proficiency in reviewing patient history and physical with patient/family and ensuring timely completion.
• Expertise in reviewing diagnostics and laboratory data and reporting abnormal results.
• Experience in formulating a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input.
• Knowledge in initiating a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care.
• Collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team to plan and revise the plan of care based on evaluation of the patient’s status.
• Ability to implement the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision of the activities of the health care team.
• Experience in evaluating the patient's and family's response to care and teaching, and revising the plan of care as needed.
• Experience in evaluating patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.
• Experience in evaluating patient's response and the effectiveness of patient teaching.
• Experience in documenting assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record.
• Experience in noting physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
• Experience in providing care based on the best evidence available and participating in research activities within clinical practice.
• Experience in participating in unit or facility shared leadership.
• Experience in interacting and participating in the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families and visitors.
• Experience in promoting/supporting growth of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
• Experience in contributing to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
• Experience in actively participating in the improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
• Experience in supervising staff and work flow of the department.
• Experience in interacting with all levels of staff in a variety of departments, physicians, patients, families and external contacts, such as employees of other health care institutions, community providers and agencies, concerning the health care of the patient.
• Experience in interacting with other health care providers in numerous settings in order to report and ask for or clarify information.
• Experience in working with clergy to provide spiritual support.
• Experience in synthesizing and prioritizing data from multiple sources to provide support for the human response of the patient and family to changes in health status.

Benefits

• Enjoy an 18% night shift differential and a flat rate $3/hour weekend shift differential when applicable.
• Utilize our self-scheduling tool for shift and weekend coverage.
• The position offers a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.

Pay

• Flat rate $3/hour weekend shift differential when applicable.

Schedule

• 7:00PM - 7:30AM with three - 12 hour shifts per week.