RN - Integrative Pain Specialists

About the role

Coordinates patient care planning with other disciplines utilizing the principles of the nursing process and critical thinking skills in order to maintain patient safety and well-being.

Responsibilities

• Provides direct patient care, evaluates outcomes, consults with other specialists as required and adjusts nursing care processes as indicated to ensure safe patient care.
• Writes or obtains initial nursing histories, assesses patients' conditions and develops individual care plans; maintains patient documentation.
• Receives and reviews preceding shift reports and floor nurse reports; makes complete rounds of all units, and notes patients' condition.
• Notifies appropriate physician regarding any unusual or unexpected events or problems requiring direct physician consultation.
• Works with other members of the interdisciplinary patient care team, implements and reinforces patient instructional needs with patient and family offering informational material and pointing out special areas of concern.
• Evaluates outcomes of patient care, consults with other specialists as needed and adjusts nursing care processes as necessary to ensure optimal patient care.
• Identifies and resolves workplace health and safety issues.
• P rovides appropriate, direct patient care utilizing appropriate aseptic techniques.
• May manage IV lines, ensure that sterile techniques are adhered to, and oversee patient movement and positioning to ensure that the patient is handled in a medically safe manner.
• May perform the administration of pharmacological vasodilator medications for the purpose of nuclear myocardial perfusion imaging; complies with examination competency as defined in the Imaging Services Practice Standards.
• Complies with policies, procedures, regulations, and standards and takes corrective action when violations occur.
• Orients, instructs, and educates assigned personnel.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a qualified, nationally-accredited nursing program.
• One year of nursing experience in an acute care setting preferred.
• Two (2) years of EP experience or demonstrated competency in all areas of EP Lab procedures for positions assigned to EP.
• Current RN licensure permitting work in the State of Arizona and Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• Advanced life support certification (ACLS and PALS) may be required for some specialties.
• Valid Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card within 6 months of hire and Crisis Prevention Instruction (CPI) required for Outpatient Hospice & Pediatrics areas.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of direct patient care and critical care procedures and techniques, tools, and responses required to ensure optimal patient care.
• Knowledge of exam indicators, contraindications and patient preparation.
• Communication skills to interact with staff involved in critical care, and physicians.
• Reading and interpreting safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Writing routine reports and correspondence.
• Listening and accurately interpreting others' communication or instructions.
• Speaking and communicating effectively.
• Problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Interpreting a variety of instructions and dealing with abstract and concrete variables.