Registered Nurse RN OR Operating Room

Location: Gilbert, Arizona

Now offering a $10,000 incentive for experienced Operating Room Nurses.

About the Role

At Banner Health, we are committed to investing in our nurses with better pay, better benefits, better opportunities, better well-being, better flexibility, and better experiences. Banner Gateway Medical Center’s Surgery department consists of 13 Operating Rooms and offers a wide range of surgical specialties serving a mostly adult population. The department supplies all surgical support to Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center.

As a Surgical Technologist in the Operating Room, you will work with specialties such as Oncologic, Bariatric, Robotic, General, Urology, GYN, Orthopedics, and others.

Experience innovative technology and exceptional opportunities for growth at Banner Gateway Medical Center, a state-of-the-art hospital with comprehensive electronic medical records, physician order entry, digital radiography, and proprietary advanced patient monitoring. Our commitment to nursing excellence has earned us Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Banner Gateway Medical Center features 286 private rooms, 13 operating suites, a 46-bed emergency department, and shares a campus with Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center. Key specialties include oncology, obstetrics, bariatric surgery, emergency services, and more, supporting an average of 4,000 deliveries per year.

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center

Located in Gilbert, Arizona, on the Banner Gateway Campus, this center provides world-class care for oncology patients—both inpatient and outpatient. It offers leading oncology programs, including designation as a Stem Cell Transplant Center of Excellence and comprehensive Head & Neck cancer care. Facilities include five linear accelerator vaults, a brachytherapy vault, an advanced diagnostic imaging suite with PET/CT scan, over 70 infusion bays, a cryopreservation lab, and an inpatient medical oncology unit with an electronic surveillance partnership for patient care.

Responsibilities

• Assess patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge planning needs.
• Review patient history and physical with patient/family, ensuring completion within appropriate timeframes.
• Review available information from other health care team members, diagnostics, and laboratory data, reporting abnormal results to physicians and caregivers.
• Complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
• Formulate a plan of care, including discharge planning, utilizing assessment data and input from patients, families, and the health care team.
• Initiate a realistic, measurable plan of care in collaboration with the patient/family, considering physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age-specific, and educational needs.
• Plan care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team and review/revise the plan to reflect changing patient needs.
• Implement the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of health care team activities.
• Provide care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, complying with policies, procedures, standards of care, and regulatory requirements.
• Delegate appropriately and provide nursing supervision for care provided by other licensed nurses and personnel.
• Promote continuity of care by accurately communicating patient status to other caregivers.
• Evaluate patient and family responses to care and teaching, revising the plan of care as needed.
• Evaluate patient progress toward goals and outcomes in collaboration with the health care team.
• Document assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in the patient record, ensuring legibility, timeliness, and compliance with policy.
• Provide care based on best evidence available and participate in research activities within clinical practice.
• Participate in unit or facility shared leadership, education, role development, and orientation of personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors.
• Promote and support the growth of others through precepting and mentoring.
• Contribute to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
• Actively participate in improving national nursing quality indicators and outcomes, including participation in professional organizations.
• Interact with staff at all levels, physicians, patients, families, external contacts, and other health care providers to report or clarify information.
• Synthesize and prioritize data from multiple sources to support patient and family responses to changes in health status.

Requirements

• Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license, or compact RN licensure for the current state of practice.
• BLS certification required; additional certification or continuing education may be required based on area of practice.
• Experience in the clinical area for which you are applying is desired.
• Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area of work, demonstrated through annual validations.
• Banner Registry and Travel acute care positions require a minimum of one year of experience in an acute care hospital setting within the past 12 months in the specialty area.
• Banner Registry and Travel physician practice positions require a minimum of one year of experience as a Registered Nurse in a physician practice or acute care setting.
• For Home Health settings, must be able to operate a personal vehicle with a valid driver’s license and active auto insurance coverage.
• Employees working in Behavioral Health clinical settings serving children must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain it for the duration of employment. An Arizona Criminal History Affidavit must be signed upon hire.
• Employees working at BUMCS in a Behavioral Health clinical setting must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain it for the duration of employment.
• Employees working for Banner Home Care AZ must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain it for the duration of employment.
• Employees working in any Banner Staffing (BSS) Behavioral Health role in Arizona must possess a State of Arizona Department of Public Safety Level One Fingerprint Clearance Card at the time of hire and maintain it for the duration of employment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Professional certification preferred.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Schedule

• Employment Type: Full-time
• Hours per Week: 36 (3 x 12-hour shifts)
• Shift: Day Shift, 6:30 AM – 7:00 PM
• Schedule: Monday – Friday, varied
• On Call: Yes, nights, weekends, and holidays
• Compensation: Flat rate of $5/hour for call, $3/hour weekend shift differential, and an 18% night shift differential when applicable.