Clinical Nurse - Pediatric Emergency Department

Phoenix Children's Hospital; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Children's Hospital is seeking experienced registered nurses for the Night shift in the Emergency Department at the Thomas Campus, a 68-bed ED caring for over 100,000 patients annually and the only ACS verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center in Arizona.

Candidates must have at least 1 year of RN experience; prior pediatric ED, adult ED, or critical care exposure is preferred. New grads should apply to New Graduate RN opportunities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year RN experience.
• Pediatric ED, acute, or critical care experience preferred.
• Night shift availability required.

Responsibilities

• Completes nursing assessment of patient conditions across ages to determine care plans.
• Continually evaluates patient responses; documents progress and communicates with team and families.
• Contributes to team effort while ensuring medication safety and proper documentation.
• Provides orientation to the unit, hospital systems, and processes for patients and families.
• Supervises care activities and mentors team members to maintain safety and quality.
• Collaborates with care teams to coordinate plans of care and ongoing communication.
• Models best practices and patient-centered care; supports students and new staff.
• Performs miscellaneous duties as requested.

Skills

RN experience

Pediatric ED experience

Critical thinking

Teamwork

Education

RN license

Job description

Position Summary

Posting Note: Only NIGHT shift available at this time! Hiring RN's with at least 1 year experience. MUST have Prior ED (Adults or Peds) and/or recent ED (Adults or Peds) to be considered. Looking for experienced, compassionate and motivated RN's to join our amazing ED team! The Thomas Campus is a 68-bed emergency department caring for over 100,000 patients annually and is Arizona's only ACS verified Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center. The ED provides high quality family-centered care to a wide range of diagnoses, illnesses and injuries. Registered Nurses work collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team to care for patients. Clinical leadership is available on both days and nights to provide ongoing support. The Level I trauma and ED environment requires those with strong critical thinking and decision-making skills, excellent communication and teamwork, as well as the desire to work in a fast paced, dynamic setting. Previous pediatric ED, acute, or critical care experience preferred.

*This position requires a minimum of 1 year RN experience. New graduate candidates should apply to our New Graduate RN opportunities.

This position works in collaboration with the healthcare team, patient and family to promote patient health through delivery of professional nursing care appropriate to patients age and condition as documented in the nursing and medical plans of care in accordance with evidence-based nursing and patient care practice standards and hospital goals, values and regulatory standards.

Position Duties

• Completes nursing assessment of patient conditions consistent with age and condition, including physical, psychological, social, developmental, and educational factors, to determine initial level of compliance with treatment plan per policy and unit guidelines. Performs ongoing patient and family assessments and identifies variations from diagnoses.
• Continually evaluates patient responses to care, teaching, and discharge plans. Documents patient progress in appropriate charts and shares observations and assessment outcomes with healthcare team and families to ensure timely communication and understanding of patient health status, progress, and ongoing needs.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing required activities within established parameters to ensure compliance with all applicable medication, storage and documentation standards, regulations, and requirements.
• Provides orientation to the unit, hospital systems, and processes to patients and family members to ensure familiarity with unit's policies and requirements.
• Supervises patient care activities of assigned team members and delegates activities appropriate to knowledge, skill, and competency. Provides timely feedback and review of care delivery to ensure maintenance of patient safety, infection control procedures, therapeutic environment, and team members' performance level, maintaining confidentiality as appropriate.
• Works collaboratively with patient care team and family members to establish and implement plan of care to ensure coordination of activities and ongoing communication of patient health status. Participates in patient care rounds and patient care conferences as appropriate.
• Fosters a positive learning environment by modeling best practices and patient-centered care while providing guidance, training, and support to students and new employees through mentorship, clinical instruction, and knowledge sharing
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.

Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission

To advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their families

Vision

Phoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.

We realize this vision by:

• Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
• Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
• Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
• Advocating for the health and well-being of children and families

Values

• We place children and families at the center of all we do
• We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
• We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
• We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
• We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordable