Honor Health

Nonprofit healthcare system providing comprehensive care

RN Intermediate Care Unit

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timePhoenix, AZ, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

An Associate's degree or diploma in Nursing is required. Diploma and Associate's degree hires must complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing within 60 months of hire or have at least five years of Registered Nurse experience at hire.
At least 10 months of experience in a medical-surgical or acute specialty setting is required.
Float positions require one year of Registered Nurse experience.
A current Arizona nursing license or compact-state licensure is required upon hire; Arizona licensure must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
Basic Life Support certification is required upon hire, along with unit-specific certification as required by the specialty area's Department of Nursing Practice.

Responsibilities

Collect health data systematically and continuously, analyze assessment data, determine nursing diagnoses, and develop, implement, evaluate, and revise individualized, family-centered, developmentally and age-appropriate, culturally relevant plans of care.
Identify patient-specific expected outcomes and develop evidence-based plans of care that support continuity of care and meet the patient's condition or needs.
Implement care-plan interventions, initiate treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures under applicable standing orders and policies, and address the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs of patients and families.
Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes; document observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures, monitoring data, and other relevant care data; and evaluate care-plan quality and effectiveness to promote patient outcomes and cost-effective, high-quality care.
Evaluate nursing practice against professional standards, applicable statutes and regulations, and system and department policies, and maintain current nursing knowledge.
Integrate ethical principles into practice and enhance knowledge of cultural and diversity needs for specific populations.
Contribute to professional nursing development at institutional, local, regional, and state levels; support peers and other healthcare providers through role modeling, peer relationships, and preceptor or mentor programs.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members, patients, families, and other healthcare providers to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care; identify and facilitate changes in nursing practice; and use evidence-based research to improve practice and patient outcomes, including supporting the integration of research into practice.
Consider safety, effectiveness, and cost when planning and delivering care, using resources effectively and efficiently.
Record patients' medical histories and symptoms, help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical equipment, administer treatments and medications, and assist with follow-up and rehabilitation.
Establish or contribute to patient care plans, including administering medications safely, starting, maintaining, and discontinuing intravenous lines, administering therapies and treatments, observing and recording patient status, and consulting with physicians and other healthcare clinicians.
Teach patients and families to manage illnesses or injuries and explain post-treatment and home-care needs, including diet, nutrition, exercise, and self-administration of medication and therapy.
Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides regarding patient care and delegate tasks when appropriate.
Precept new hires and students and assist them in completing competency tasks.

Desired Qualifications

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
National certification for the unit-specific patient population is preferred.

Primary City/State:

Deer Valley - 19829 N 27th Ave Phoenix, AZ 85027

Category:

Skilled Nursing

Shift:

Night

Department:

Telemetry Unit-3P -Advanced Cardiac Care



1+ Year's Experience Required

Sign On Bonus available up to 10k

Great care starts with great people. (Like you.)

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 what matters most — caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities:

JOB SUMMARY

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 help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical equipment, administer treatment and medications, and help with patient follow-up and rehabilitation. The RN establishes a care plan or contributes to an existing plan. The plan may include activities, such as administering medication, including careful checking of dosages and avoiding interactions; starting, maintaining, and discontinuing intravenous (IV) lines for fluid, medication, blood, and blood products; administering therapies and treatments; observing the patient and recording those observations; and consulting with physicians and other healthcare clinicians. The RN teaches patients and their families how to manage their illnesses or injuries, explain post-treatment and home care needs; diet, nutrition, and exercise programs; and self-administration of medication and therapy. The RN provides direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides regarding patient care and delegates when appropriate.The RN supports efforts to advance clinical knowledge and skills. The RN precepts new hire staff and students. The RN assists the staff and students to seek and complete the tasks required to complete their competency skills. The RN continues to enhance their knowledge in the nursing management and care of patient problems and conditions as required. The RN may continue to improve the patients

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Possess the knowledge of how to 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. Analyzes the assessment data in determining diagnoses, and utilize the nursing diagnosis to develop, implement, evaluate and revise an appropriate patient plan of care that is family centered, developmentally and age-appropriate, and culturally relevant.
Identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient and their specific health problems. Develops plans of care that are individualized to the patient’s condition or needs, reflecting current nursing practice that is evidence-based, providing for continuity of care, and are family centered.
Implements interventions in the plan of care. Initiates treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures based on appropriate utilization of standing orders, policies and procedures. Provides nursing care to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs of the patient and family utilizing a family-centered approach to care delivery.
Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes. Documents observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures, multi-systems monitoring data, and other data relevant to the patient’s care in a retrievable form. Provides ongoing evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of the care plan to ensure that they maintain and enhance patient outcomes that promote the delivery of cost-effective high-quality healthcare
Evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations of the system and department policies and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice. Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
Integrates ethical principles in all aspects of practice. Enhances knowledge of culture and diversity needs for specific populations.
Collaborates with others in the practice of nursing professional development at the institutional, local, regional and state levels. as colleagues. Interacts with and contributes to the professional development of peers and other health care providers through positive role-modeling, fostering peer relationships, and participating in preceptor and/or mentor programs thereby creating an environment for quality practice.
Collaborates with members of the multidisciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care delivery. Collaborates with the patient, family and other health care providers in providing patient care
Develops and evaluates standards of care for patients that are evidence-based. Identifies changes that should be made in nursing practice using an evidence-based approach and facilitating the initiation of, adoption of, and adaptation to change. Participates in and uses evidence-based research to identify strategies for improving nursing practice, and patient outcomes. Designs, creates, and applies research by supporting the integration of research into practice fostering the use of systematic evaluative research with regard to clinical, educational, and managerial data.
Considers factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient care by utilizing all resources effectively and efficiently.

EDUCATION

Other / Certificate 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. Required
Associates or Diploma in Nursing. All staff who have direct responsibility for the care of stroke patients, please refer to the addendum for stroke specific education requirements - PRIOR TO START Required
Bachelors in nursing (BSN) Preferred

EXPERIENCE

Other, >10 months med-surg or acute specialty setting Required
1 year, RN experience for all Float Positions Required

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS

Registered Nurse - License, Current Arizona nursing license or compact state licensure upon hire; Arizona licensure must be obtained within 60 days of hire Upon Hire Required
Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification, Certification in BLS training course C, and unit specific certification as required by specialty area DOP. Upon Hire Required
National certification for unit specific patient population. Upon Hire Preferred

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About the Company

Honor Health

Nonprofit healthcare system providing comprehensive care

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Company size: 5,001-10,000
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Headquarters: Scottsdale, AZ
Founded: 2013

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