RN Med/Surg 4C Pulmonary Care

Shea Medical Center - 9003 E Shea Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Full-Time, Nights, 72 hours per pay period. Up to $10K new hire sign-on bonus available.

About the role

At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities

• Practice guided by the ANA Standard for Professional Nurse and Code of Ethics.
• Apply professional nursing principles, practices, concepts, and procedures to care for the patient population served.
• Record patients' medical history and symptoms, perform diagnostic tests, analyze results, operate medical equipment, administer treatment and medications, and assist with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
• Establish or contribute to a care plan, including administering medication, managing IV lines, administering therapies, observing and recording patient status, and consulting with physicians and other healthcare clinicians.
• Teach patients and families about managing illnesses or injuries, post-treatment and home care needs, diet, nutrition, exercise programs, and self-administration of medication and therapy.
• Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides, delegating tasks as appropriate.
• Support efforts to advance clinical knowledge and skills, precept new hires and students, and assist in completing competency skills.
• Collect health data systematically, prioritize based on the patient’s immediate condition, and involve the family in the process.
• Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses and develop, implement, evaluate, and revise patient care plans that are family-centered, developmentally and age-appropriate, and culturally relevant.
• Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient’s condition and develop evidence-based plans of care for continuity of care.
• Implement interventions, initiate treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures based on standing orders, policies, and procedures.
• Provide nursing care to meet physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs using a family-centered approach.
• Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes and document observations, interventions, and monitoring data.
• Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of care plans to ensure cost-effective, high-quality healthcare.
• Evaluate one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional standards, statutes, and regulations.
• Integrate ethical principles into all aspects of practice and enhance knowledge of cultural and diversity needs.
• Collaborate with peers and other healthcare providers to foster professional development and quality practice environments.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care.
• Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care and identify changes to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Participate in and apply evidence-based research to enhance nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Design and apply research to support integration into practice and evaluate clinical, educational, and managerial data.
• Consider safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient care, utilizing resources effectively.

Requirements

• All Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire OR have 5 or more years of Registered Nurse experience (including direct patient care or indirect RN roles) at the time of hire.
• Associates or Diploma in Nursing required; Bachelors in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Refer to addendum for stroke-specific education requirements prior to start for staff caring for stroke patients.
• More than 10 months of med-surg or acute specialty setting experience required.
• 1 year of RN experience required for all Float Positions.

Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• State and/or Compact State Licensure as a Registered Nurse (RN) in Arizona upon hire required.
• National certification for unit-specific patient population preferred.

Benefits

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