RN PCCU

Shea Medical Center – Telemetry Unit-2A/2F-Advanced Cardiac Care – Day Shift

About the role

At HonorHealth, you’ll find a culture built on warmth and neighborly kindness, where highly skilled professionals are dedicated 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.
• Record patients' medical history and symptoms; perform diagnostic tests and analyze results; operate medical equipment; administer treatment and medications; assist with patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
• Establish or contribute to care plans, including administering medication, managing IV lines, administering therapies, observing and recording patient conditions, and consulting with physicians.
• Teach patients and families about managing illnesses or injuries, post-treatment and home care needs, diet, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medication.
• Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides; delegate tasks appropriately.
• Support efforts to advance clinical knowledge and skills; precept new hires and students.
• Enhance knowledge in nursing management and care of patient problems and conditions; improve patient experience and clinical outcomes.
• Utilize evidence-based nursing practice within a Shared Governance model for decision-making.
• For staff caring for stroke patients: know stroke symptoms, warning signs, protocols, pathways, NIHSS Stroke Alert activation, stroke quality indicators, patient education materials, community resources, and Stroke Center website resources.

Essential Functions

• Collect health data systematically, prioritizing based on the patient’s immediate condition; involve family in data collection.
• Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses; 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; develop plans reflecting current, evidence-based nursing practice.
• Implement interventions; initiate treatments, medications, emergency 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; 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; maintain current knowledge.
• Integrate ethical principles in practice; enhance knowledge of cultural and diversity needs.
• Collaborate with peers and other healthcare providers to foster professional development and quality practice.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, patients, and families in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care.
• Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care; identify and implement changes using an evidence-based approach.
• 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; utilize resources effectively.

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 from an accredited NLN/CCNE institution – Required.
• For staff caring for stroke patients: refer to stroke-specific education requirements prior to start.
• >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 in Arizona – Required upon hire.
• Unit-specific certification as required by specialty area – Required.
• National certification for unit-specific patient population – Preferred.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus available.