Registered Nurse RN PCU Ortho

About the role

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center is seeking a Full-time, Night shift (7pm-7:30am) Registered Nurse to join our team on the 6th floor. 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Acts as a leader in the improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes.

Requirements

• 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.
• Professional certification preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Experience in the clinical area for which he or she is applying is desired.
• Maintains 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 required.

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Knowledge of nursing care delivery systems and processes.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health and welfare benefits package.
• Flexible scheduling options.
• 18% night shift differential.
• Additional flat rate $3/hour weekend shift differential when applicable.
• $15,000 sign-on bonus for full-time nights.

Pay

The starting salary range for this position is $49,000 - $56,000 annually.

Schedule

This is a Full-time, Night shift (7pm-7:30am) position working 3 / 12-hour shifts per week. We utilize a self-schedule tool for shift and weekend coverage.