Clinical RN

Phoenix Children's Hospital, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Phoenix Children's Hospital, Inc. is seeking a full-time nurse to deliver age-appropriate nursing care in collaboration with the healthcare team and families. You will document progress, assess needs, and participate in rounds and care conferences to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

The role emphasizes mentorship of students and new staff, adherence to evidence-based practices, and maintaining patient safety and family-centered care in a busy pediatric setting.

Qualifications

• Two year ADN or BSN or Diploma Nursing required.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or currently enrolled in RN to BSN program preferred.
• Current Arizona RN license or multistate compact license before start date.
• Current BLS certification for Healthcare Provider from American Heart Association before start date.

Responsibilities

• Completes nursing assessment of patient conditions across age and development, determining initial care plan.
• Continually evaluates patient responses and documents progress for team communication.
• Ensures medication handling, storage and documentation meet standards and regulations.
• Provides unit orientation and guidance to patients, families, and staff on policies and processes.
• Supervises nursing activities and delegates tasks based on competence, providing timely feedback.

Skills

Nursing care

Team collaboration

Mentorship/training

Education

ADN/BSN diploma

RN to BSN enrolled

Job description

Shift: Mon-Fri, Sat, Sun, (Days Vary), Days, 7am-7:30pm

Category: Nursing

Posting #: 1069421

Employee Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

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

Position Qualifications

Please review the following qualifications and specify whether you meet each of the requirements listed.

Education

Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it within the timeframe listed in the requirement? 1. Two year (ADN) degree in nursing, a four year degree (BSN) in nursing, or a Diploma Nursing degree.
Required Yes No

2. Bachelor's degree in Nursing or currently enrolled in an RN to BSN program.
Preferred Yes No

Additional Requirements

Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain it within the timeframe listed in the requirement? 1. Current State of Arizona RN license or an RN license from a compact state with multistate privileges or the ability to establish licensure according to Arizona law prior to start date.
Required Yes No

2. Current BLS certification for Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association prior to start date.
Required Yes No

Physical Requirements & Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential

1. Physical Requirement - Feeling (sensing textures and temperatures) - Constantly

2. Physical Requirement - Fine Motor Skills (pinching, gripping, etc) - Constantly

3. Physical Requirement - Hearing - Constantly

4. Physical Requirement - Pushing/pulling - Constantly

5. Physical Requirement - Reaching - Constantly

6. Physical Requirement - Sitting - Occasionally

7. Physical Requirement - Standing - Frequently

8. Physical Requirement - Stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling - Frequently

9. Physical Requirement - Talking - Constantly

10. Physical Requirement - Walking - Constantly

11. Physical Requirement - Near Vision - Constantly

12. Physical Requirement - Far Vision - Constantly

13. Physical Requirement - Color Discrimination - Frequently

14. Physical Requirement - Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment - Constantly

15. Physical Requirement - Lift up to 35 pounds without assistance - Frequently

16. Physical Requirement - Lift more than 35 pounds without assistance - Occasionally

17. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Inside office environment - Applicable

18. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Airborne communicable diseases - Applicable

19. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Bloodborne pathogens or bodily fluid - Applicable

20. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Fumes or airborne particles - Applicable

21. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Radiation exposure - Applicable

22. Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Toxic or caustic chemicals - Applicable