Registered Nurse - Burn ICU

Valleywise Health; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 49,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Valleywise Health in Phoenix seeks an Advanced Clinical Nurse to provide professional, age-specific nursing care in collaboration with physicians and the care team.

Responsibilities include patient assessment, medication administration, care planning, and documentation. Requires a Bachelor’s in Nursing, 1 year of acute care RN experience, and an AZ RN license with BLS; ACLS/PALS may be required for certain areas.

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Nursing.
• At least 1 year of recent acute care hospital RN experience.
• AZ RN license, temporary AZ RN license, or valid compact RN licensure.
• BLS certification required; ACLS/PALS may be required based on area of practice.

Responsibilities

• Patient assessment.
• Medication administration.
• Identifying nursing problems and creating plans of care.
• Provides or delegates care according to Valleywise Health policies.
• Acts as client advocate and educator.
• Completes and processes all required documentation.
• Indirectly supervises ancillary personnel as directed.
• Participates in team building and quality improvement.

Skills

Excellent communication

Time management

Customer service

Cultural competence

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing

Tools

EMR navigation

Job description

Under the direction of the Nurse Manager (or Executive DON, Ambulatory), an Advanced Clinical Nurse provides professional skilled age specific nursing care for patients in collaboration with the physician and other disciplines.

Core Responsibilities

Performs all aspects of patient care, including but not limited to:

• Patient assessment
• Medication administration
• Identifying nursing problems and creating plans of care
• Provides or delegates care according to Valleywise Health policies
• Functions as a client advocate and educator
• Completes and processes all required documentation
• Indirectly supervises ancillary personnel as directed
• Participates in team building and quality improvement activities

Professional Impact

The position demonstrates the professional skills and behaviors to promote comprehensive, cost effective, and meaningful healthcare for consumers in a diverse healthcare environment. In addition, an Advanced Clinical Nurse promotes and demonstrates advancement in professional practice through additional activities such as quality improvement and leadership.

Hourly Pay Rate: $35.52 - $52.39

Qualifications

Education:

• Requires a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Nursing.

Experience:

• Must have at least one (1) year of recent acute care hospital RN experience that demonstrates an understanding of the required knowledge, skills and abilities; or if completed the New Grad RN program at Valleywise Health then must have at least one (1) year of Valleywise Health experience as a RN and be in good standing.

Certification/Licensure:

• Must possess a current, valid AZ RN license, temporary AZ RN license, or valid compact RN licensure for current state of practice.
• Must be in good standing with the issuing Board of Nursing.
• Requires a BLS card obtained through an American Heart Association (AHA) training center upon hire.
• In addition, certification or continuing education may be required based on area of practice:
  • Burn Center ICU: Must have ACLS upon hire or transfer. You must obtain PALS within six (6) months. Must obtain ABLS within one (1) year.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Ability to work with culturally diverse people is a must.
• Bilingual is preferred.
• Must have excellent communication, time management and customer service skills.
• Requires basic computer word processing skills (e.g. formatting, editing, printing, composing email, internet searches, etc.) to be able to successfully navigate through an electronic medical record using a computer.
• Requires the ability to read, write and speak effectively in English.