Honor Health

Nonprofit healthcare system providing comprehensive care

RN Nicu

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 9

Full-timeScottsdale, AZ, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

An associate's 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 five years of Registered Nurse experience at the time of hire.
More than 10 months of experience in a medical-surgical or acute specialty setting is required.
Basic Life Support certification from a training course is required, along with unit-specific certification as required by the specialty area.
An Arizona or compact-state Registered Nurse license is required upon hire.

Responsibilities

Collect health data systematically and continuously, prioritize collection based on the patient's immediate condition or needs, and involve 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 each patient and their specific health problems. Develop individualized plans of care reflecting current evidence-based nursing practice, continuity of care, and family-centered care.
Implement interventions in the plan of care, including initiating treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures based on standing orders, policies, and procedures. Provide nursing care addressing the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social-cultural needs of patients and families using a family-centered approach.
Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes. Document observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures, multi-system monitoring data, and other relevant patient-care data in a retrievable form. Continuously evaluate care-plan quality and effectiveness to maintain and enhance patient outcomes and provide cost-effective, high-quality healthcare.
Evaluate nursing practice against professional practice standards, applicable statutes and regulations, and system and department policies; maintain current nursing-practice 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. Contribute to peers' and other healthcare providers' professional development through role modeling, fostering peer relationships, and participating in preceptor or mentor programs.
Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient-care delivery, and collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare providers in providing care.
Develop and evaluate evidence-based standards of care. Identify and facilitate changes to nursing practice using evidence-based approaches. Participate in and use evidence-based research to improve nursing practice and patient outcomes; support integrating research into practice and the use of systematic evaluative research concerning clinical, educational, and managerial data.
Consider safety, effectiveness, and cost when planning and delivering patient 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 support patient follow-up and rehabilitation.
Establish or contribute to patient care plans, including administering medication and checking dosages and interactions; starting, maintaining, and discontinuing intravenous lines for fluids, medications, blood, and blood products; administering therapies and treatments; observing patients and recording observations; and consulting with physicians and other healthcare clinicians.
Teach patients and their families to manage illnesses or injuries, including 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 regarding patient care and delegate when appropriate.
Precept new-hire staff and students, assist them in completing competency tasks, and continue to enhance knowledge of nursing management and care of patient problems and conditions.

Desired Qualifications

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

Primary City/State:

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

Category:

Skilled Nursing

Shift:

Night

Department:

Neonatal Intensive Care-2D



Sign on bonus available up to 10k

1+ years of NICU experience required

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

Basic Life Support (BLS) - Certification Certification in BLS training course C, and unit specific certification as required by specialty area DOP. Required
Registered Nurse (RN) - License State And/or Compact State Licensure as a registered nurse in the State of Arizona Upon Hire Required
National certification for unit specific patient population. 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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