Honor Health

Nonprofit healthcare system providing comprehensive care

Registered Nurse Trauma Care Unit

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 14

Full-timePhoenix, AZ, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

An associate degree or diploma in nursing is required. Diploma and associate-degree hires must complete a Bachelor of Science in Nursing within 60 months of hire or have at least 5 years of Registered Nurse experience at hire.
At least 1 year of Registered Nurse experience is required for float positions.
Current Arizona nursing licensure or compact-state licensure is required upon hire; Arizona licensure must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
Basic Life Support certification in training course C and unit-specific certification, as required by the specialty area's Department of Patient Care, are required upon hire.
Registered Nurses with direct responsibility for stroke-patient care must know stroke symptoms and warning signs, identification/evaluation/management protocols and pathways, the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, stroke-alert activation and protocol, stroke quality indicators, and available patient education materials and community resources.

Responsibilities

Collect health data systematically and continuously, prioritize collection according to the patient's immediate condition or needs, involve the family, analyze assessment data, and use nursing diagnoses to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise an appropriate, family-centered, developmentally and age-appropriate, culturally relevant plan of care.
Identify individualized expected patient outcomes and develop evidence-based plans of care that reflect current nursing practice, support continuity of care, and are family-centered.
Implement the plan of care, initiate treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures under applicable standing orders, policies, and procedures, and address the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs of patients and families through family-centered care.
Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes; document observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures, multi-system monitoring data, and other relevant care data; and evaluate care-plan quality and effectiveness to maintain and enhance patient outcomes and provide cost-effective, high-quality care.
Evaluate nursing practice against professional standards, statutes, regulations, and system and department policies; maintain current nursing knowledge; and systematically evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
Integrate ethical principles into practice and enhance knowledge of cultural and diversity needs for specific populations.
Collaborate in professional nursing development at institutional, local, regional, and state levels, and support peers and other healthcare providers through role-modeling, peer relationships, and participation in preceptor or mentor programs.
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team, 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 evidence-based changes in nursing practice, use research to identify strategies for improving practice and patient outcomes, and support the integration of research into clinical practice and the evaluation of clinical, educational, and managerial data.
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 treatment and medications, and support patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
Establish or contribute to patient care plans, including administering medications safely, starting, maintaining, and discontinuing intravenous lines for fluids, medications, blood, and blood products; administering therapies and treatments; observing and documenting patients; 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-hire staff and students and assist them in completing tasks needed to demonstrate competency.

Desired Qualifications

A Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred.
More than 10 months of experience in a medical-surgical or acute specialty setting is preferred.
National certification for the unit-specific patient population is preferred upon hire.

Primary City/State:

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

Category:

Skilled Nursing

Shift:

Night

Department:

Medical/Surgical Unit-3P1-Trauma Care



Sign on bonus available

1+ years of experience is required

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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.

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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 experience, clinical outcomes and works to promote a healthy work environment. Nursing practices theory-based nursing that is evidenced based utilizing a Shared Governance model for decision-making. All RN staff who have direct responsibility for the care of stroke patients must have knowledge of: Stroke symptoms and warning signs Protocols and pathways used to identify, evaluate and management of stroke patients NIHSS Stroke Alert activation and protocol Stroke quality indicators Available stroke patient education materials and community resources

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

Associates degree 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
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
Bachelors in nursing (BSN) Preferred

EXPERIENCE

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

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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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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