RN ICU PRN Nights- Network Float Pool

Various locations – Phoenix, AZ. Network Float Pool – floats to 3+ hospitals. Open/flexible scheduling.

About the role

The RN's practice is guided by the ANA Standard for Professional Nurse and Code of Ethics. The RN has knowledge of professional nursing principles, practices, concepts, and procedures as applied to the care of the patient population served. The RN establishes a care plan or contributes to an existing plan, provides direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides, supports efforts to advance clinical knowledge and skills, precepts new hire staff and students, and assists in completing competency skills. Nursing practices theory-based nursing that is evidence-based utilizing a Shared Governance model for decision-making.

All RN staff who have direct responsibility for the care of stroke patients must have knowledge of:

• Stroke symptoms and warning signs
• Protocols and pathways used to identify, evaluate, and manage stroke patients
• NIHSS Stroke Alert activation and protocol
• Stroke quality indicators
• Available stroke patient education materials and community resources
• Educational requirements
• Stroke Center website resources

Responsibilities

• Collect health data in a systematic and ongoing manner, prioritizing data collection as determined by the patient’s immediate condition or needs, and involving the family.
• Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses and develop, implement, evaluate, and revise an appropriate patient plan of care that is family-centered, developmentally and age-appropriate, and culturally relevant.
• Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient and their specific health problems.
• Develop plans of care that are evidence-based, providing for continuity of care.
• Implement interventions in the plan of care, including treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures based on standing orders, policies, and procedures.
• Provide nursing care to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs of the patient and family using a family-centered approach.
• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Document observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures, and other data relevant to the patient’s care.
• Provide ongoing evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of the care plan to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Evaluate one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations.
• Integrate ethical principles in all aspects of practice and enhance knowledge of culture and diversity needs for specific populations.
• Collaborate with others in the practice of nursing professional development at institutional, local, regional, and state levels.
• Collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care delivery.
• Develop and evaluate standards of care for patients that are evidence-based.
• Identify changes that should be made in nursing practice using an evidence-based approach.
• Participate in and use evidence-based research to identify strategies for improving nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Design, create, and apply research by supporting the integration of research into practice.
• Consider factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient care.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) – Preferred. All Diploma and ADN hires must complete BSN within 60 months of hire date OR have 10 years of Registered Nurse Experience (direct or indirect).
• Associate's Degree or Diploma in Nursing – Required. Graduate from an accredited NLN/CCNE institution.
• >10 months med-surg or acute specialty setting experience – Required.
• 1 year RN experience for all Float Positions – Required.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification – Required.
• Registered Nurse (RN) State and/or Compact State Licensure (Arizona) – Required upon hire.
• National certification for unit-specific patient population – Preferred.

Benefits

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