RN Emergency Department Mids

30 Shea Medical Center; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-On Bonus up to $15,000

Job summary

HonorHealth Shea Medical Center in Scottsdale, AZ is seeking an Evening shift Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department. Responsibilities include patient assessment, medication administration, IV therapy, and care coordination with the multidisciplinary team.

Prior ER experience is preferred and a sign-on bonus is available for eligible candidates. Requirements include an active RN license, BSN completion within 60 months if ADN/ diploma holder or 5+ years RN experience, and BLS

Qualifications

• Required: Associates or Diploma in Nursing.
• All Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire OR have 5 or more years of RN experience at the time of hire.
• Arizona nursing license (or compact state licensure) upon hire; license must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
• Required Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; unit-specific certification as required by specialty area.
• Preferred: Prior ER RN experience.

Responsibilities

• Perform nursing assessments, document history and symptoms.
• Assist with diagnostics, administer medications and IV therapy.
• Develop and implement patient care plans and follow up care.
• Educate patients and families on post-discharge care and lifestyle changes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality care.

Education

Associates or Diploma in Nursing

BSN within 60 months of hire OR 5+ years RN experience

Bachelor's in Nursing (BSN)

Job description

Primary City/State: Shea Medical Center – 9003 E Shea Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85260. Category: Skilled Nursing. Shift: Evening. Department: Emergency Department. Shift: Both 1100 - 2330 and 1200 - 0030. Sign-On Bonus: Up to $15,000 available for eligible candidates. Preferred: Prior ER RN experience preferred.

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

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, helps perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operates medical equipment, administers treatment and medications, and helps 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. Analyze 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. Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient and their specific health problems. Develop 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. Implement interventions in the plan of care. Initiate treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures based on appropriate utilization of standing orders, policies and procedures. Provide 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. Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes. Document observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures, multi-systems monitoring data, and other data relevant to the patient’s care in a retrievable form. Provide 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. Evaluate one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations of the system and department policies and maintain current knowledge in nursing practice. Systematically evaluate the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice. Integrate ethical principles in all aspects of practice. Enhance knowledge of culture and diversity needs for specific populations. Collaborate with others in the practice of nursing professional development at the institutional, local, regional and state levels. Interact with and contribute 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. Collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care delivery. Collaborate with the patient, family and other health care providers in providing patient care. Develop and evaluate standards of care for patients that are evidence-based. Identify changes that should be made in nursing practice using an evidence-based approach and facilitating the initiation of, adoption of, and adaptation to change. Participate in and use evidence-based research to identify strategies for improving nursing practice, and patient outcomes. Design, create, and apply research by supporting the integration of research into practice fostering the use of systematic evaluative research with regard to clinical, educational, and managerial data. Consider 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.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATIONS

• Registered Nurse – License, Current Arizona nursing license or compact state licensure upon hire; Arizona licensure must be obtained within 60 days of hire.
• Upon Hire: Required Basic Life Support (BLS) – Certification, Certification in BLS training course C, and unit specific certification as required by specialty area DOP.
• Upon Hire: Required National certification for unit specific patient population.
• Upon Hire: Preferred.

BENEFITS

• Nine acute-care hospitals
• Over 200 primary, specialty and urgent care centers
• More than 17,000 team members and 4,000 medical staff

Since 1927, we’ve been focused on doing what matters most – caring for people and communities across the greater Phoenix area. From humble beginnings to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, we’re just as driven as we were a century ago. Come join us and go all in for your career.