RN NICU PRN

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

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 records patients' medical history and symptoms, helps perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operates medical equipment, administers treatment and medications, and assists with patient follow-up and rehabilitation. The RN establishes or contributes to a care plan, teaches patients and families about managing illnesses or injuries, and provides direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides.

Responsibilities

• Collect health data systematically, prioritizing based on the patient’s immediate condition, 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’s condition and develop plans of care reflecting current evidence-based nursing practice.
• 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 physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs using a family-centered approach.
• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes and document observations, interventions, and monitoring data.
• Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of the care plan to ensure cost-effective, high-quality healthcare.
• Assess one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional standards, statutes, and regulations.
• Integrate ethical principles in all aspects of practice and enhance knowledge of cultural and diversity needs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, patients, and families 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 improve nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Consider safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient care.
• Precept new hire staff and students, assisting them in completing competency skills.
• Support efforts to advance clinical knowledge and skills.

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).
• 1+ years of NICU experience (required).
• 1 year of RN experience for all Float Positions (required).
• More than 10 months of med-surg or acute specialty setting experience (required).

Qualifications

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

A sign-on bonus is available for this role.