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Banner Health

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals

Registered Nurse Operating Room

Nursing & Frontline Patient CarePosted on Nov 10
Full-timePhoenix, AZ, USA

About the Job

Requirements

  • Must possess a current, valid Registered Nurse license in the state of practice, a temporary or interim Registered Nurse license in the state of practice, or compact Registered Nurse licensure for the current state of practice.
  • Basic Life Support certification is required.
  • Additional certification or continuing education may be required based on the area of practice.
  • Must relate during the interview process the experience, training, and education needed to perform the job.
  • Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the work area, demonstrated through annual validations.

Responsibilities

  • Assess patients’ physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural, and discharge-planning needs; review patient history and physical information with patients and families; ensure completion within the appropriate timeframe; review information from other healthcare team members, diagnostic and laboratory data; report abnormal results to physicians and other appropriate caregivers; and complete assessments and reassessments according to patient needs and policy.
  • Formulate plans of care, including discharge plans, using assessment data and input from patients, families, and the healthcare team; initiate patient-specific plans based on assessment and medical plans; establish realistic and measurable goals with patients and families; account for patients’ physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age-specific, and educational needs; collaborate with the multidisciplinary team; and revise plans as patient needs change.
  • Implement plans of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of healthcare-team activities; provide care according to physician orders, nursing plans, policies, procedures, standards of care, and regulatory requirements; delegate appropriately and supervise care provided by other licensed nurses and personnel; and communicate patient status accurately and completely to other caregivers.
  • Evaluate patients’ and families’ responses to care and teaching, patient progress toward goals and expected outcomes with the healthcare team, and the effectiveness of patient teaching; revise plans of care as needed.
  • Document assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in patient records legibly, promptly, and according to policy; record objective and subjective data, nursing interventions, patient responses to treatment, and physician orders accurately and promptly.
  • Provide evidence-based care and may participate in research activities within clinical practice; participate in unit or facility shared leadership; participate in education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors; and support others’ growth through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
  • Contribute to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care; participate actively in improving national nursing quality indicators and outcomes, including through professional organizations.
  • In some roles, supervise department staff and workflow.
  • Interact with staff across departments, physicians, patients, families, external contacts, healthcare institutions, community providers, agencies, and clergy regarding patient care; report, request, and clarify information with healthcare providers in different settings; and synthesize and prioritize information from multiple sources to support patients’ and families’ responses to changes in health status.

Desired Qualifications

  • Prior experience in the clinical area for which the candidate is applying is desired.
  • A Bachelor's degree is preferred.
  • Professional certification is preferred.
  • Additional related education and/or experience is preferred.
  • Prior operating-room circulating experience and completion of Periop 101 are preferred.

About the Company

Banner Health

Nonprofit health system operating hospitals

Banner Health is a nonprofit health care system operating a large network of hospitals, clinics and home- and long-term-care services across six Western states. It runs 33 acute-care hospitals, Banner Health Network, university medicine programs and a mix of urgent care, family clinics, home care, hospice, pharmacies and a nursing registry to provide coordinated care. Its network links hospitals, physician groups and care sites to guide patients through primary, specialty, inpatient and end-of-life services, aiming to simplify transitions between care settings. Its goal is to improve community health by delivering broad, accessible, coordinated care and reinvesting profits into health services and community programs.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Phoenix, AZ
Founded
1999

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