Registered Nurse RN Trauma Neuro ICU

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.
• 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.
• Documentation reflects objective/subjective data, nursing interventions and patient's response to treatment.
• 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.

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.
• Banner Registry and Travel acute care positions require a minimum of one year experience in an acute care hospital setting.
• Experience must include working in an acute care setting within the past 12 months as a Registered Nurse in the specialty area.
• Banner Registry and Travel physician practice positions require a minimum of one year experience as a Registered Nurse in a physician practice or an acute care setting.

Skills

• Ability to assess patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs.
• Ability to review patient history and physical with patient/family and assure completion within appropriate timeframe.
• Ability to review diagnostics and laboratory data and report abnormal results to the physician(s).
• Ability to formulate a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input.
• Ability to initiate a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care.
• Ability to plan care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to revise the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs 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.
• Ability to promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.
• Ability to evaluate the patient's and family's response to care and teaching, and revise the plan of care as needed.
• Ability to evaluate patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.
• Ability to evaluate patient's response and the effectiveness of patient teaching.
• Ability to document assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record.
• Ability to document objective/subjective data, nursing interventions and patient's response to treatment.
• Ability to note physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
• Ability to provide care based on the best evidence available and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
• Ability to participate in unit or facility shared leadership.
• Ability to interact and participate in the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families and visitors.
• Ability to promote/support growth of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
• Ability to contribute to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
• Ability to actively participate in the improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes.

Benefits

• 18% night shift differential.
• Flat rate $3/hour weekend shift differential.

Pay

• Competitive pay based on experience and qualifications.

Schedule

• 3 - 12 hour shifts, Nights 7:00PM-7:30am.
• Opportunity to utilize self-scheduling tool for shift and weekend coverage.

Location

Located on an 80-acre campus in Mesa, Arizona, Banner Desert Medical Center is one of Arizona's largest and most comprehensive hospitals and was recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Phoenix's Best Hospitals. We provide an abundance of exceptional opportunities with more than 700 licensed beds, including over 100 dedicated to children and 76 dedicated to our NICU. Areas of excellence include high-risk pregnancy and neonatal care, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, cardiology, oncology and emergency medicine. With 33 operating rooms, we offer a full range of surgical specialties and advanced technology that includes the da Vinci Surgical System. Becker’s Hospital Review named Banner Desert Medical Center as one of the top 50 busiest Emergency departments in the country.