RN Observation

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

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

HonorHealth Shea Medical Center in Scottsdale, AZ seeks an experienced registered nurse for the Observation Unit-1A. The RN will follow ANA standards, document care, and perform patient assessments and treatments in a fast-paced setting.

Requires 1+ year RN experience, BSN within 60 months or 5+ years RN, and Arizona RN license (or compact state). A sign-on bonus up to $10,000 is available; BLS and unit certifications are required.

Qualifications

• BSN must be completed within 60 months of hire or have 5+ years RN experience.
• Associates or Diploma in Nursing required.
• Current Arizona nursing license (or compact state licensure) upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
• National certification for unit population preferred.

Responsibilities

• Record patients' medical history and symptoms to aid diagnosis and care planning.
• Perform diagnostic tests and analyze results to guide treatment decisions.
• Administer treatment and medications with careful dosage checks and monitoring.
• Develop and adjust a care plan in collaboration with physicians and the team.
• Educate patients and families on post‑treatment care and home management.

Skills

Nursing skills

Patient assessment

Medication administration

Education

BSN within 60 months of hire

Associates or Diploma in Nursing

Job description

Primary City/State

Shea Medical Center - 9003 E Shea Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85260

Category

Skilled Nursing

Shift

Day

Department

Observation Unit-1A

Experience

1+ Year's Experience Required

Sign On Bonus

Sign On Bonus available up to 10k

About HonorHealth

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 help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operate medical equipment, administer treatment and medications, and help 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.
• Analyzes 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.
• Identifies expected outcomes individualized to the patient and their specific health problems.
• Develops 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.
• Implements interventions in the plan of care.
• Initiates treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures based on appropriate utilization of standing orders, policies and procedures.
• Provides 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.
• Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Documents observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures, multi‑systems monitoring data, and other data relevant to the patient’s care in a retrievable form.
• Provides 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.
• Evaluates one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes and regulations of the system and department policies and maintains current knowledge in nursing practice.
• Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
• Integrates ethical principles in all aspects of practice.
• Enhances knowledge of culture and diversity needs for specific populations.
• Collaborates with others in the practice of nursing professional development at the institutional, local, regional and state levels.
• Interacts with and contributes 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.
• Collaborates with members of the multidisciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care delivery.
• Collaborates with the patient, family and other health care providers in providing patient care.
• Develops and evaluates standards of care for patients that are evidence-based.
• Identifies changes that should be made in nursing practice using an evidence-based approach and facilitating the initiation of, adoption of, and adaptation to change.
• Participates in and uses evidence-based research to identify strategies for improving nursing practice, and patient outcomes.
• Designs, creates, and applies research by supporting the integration of research into practice fostering the use of systematic evaluative research with regard to clinical, educational, and managerial data.
• Considers 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

Culture and Community

Our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness, but behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and unwavering dedication. We’re delivering a healthcare experience that simply feels better through: 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.