RN - Operating Room Sing-on & Relocation available - Cottonwood, AZ

Northern Arizona Healthcare; Cottonwood (AZ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Arizona Healthcare is seeking a Registered Nurse to coordinate care for patients and families, including education and discharge planning. The RN provides leadership for staff, precepts, and collaborates with the healthcare team within ANA standards.

The role involves care in a facility with advanced operating room suites and emphasizes patient-centered, high-quality care, compliance with safety standards, and continuous learning through in-service and education programs.

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted Arizona RN license or valid, participating compact license.
• BLS Certification required.
• ACLS Certification required.
• RNs hired on or after 7/1/2016: must graduate from a BSN program within 6 years of hire.

Responsibilities

• Assesses the needs and conditions of assigned patients by gathering relevant patient health information.
• Develops a plan of care individualized to the patient and implements the plan to attain outcomes.
• Assesses patient progress and revises diagnoses, outcomes and plans as appropriate.
• Contributes to patient experience with safe, high quality & patient centered care and respects privacy and dignity.
• Evaluates patient conditions and adapts the care plan accordingly.
• Performs aseptic techniques and maintains a sterile field; follows infection control standards.
• Maintains infection prevention standards and collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals.
• Assists with procedures and transportation throughout the hospital per policies.

Skills

Patient care

Leadership

Aseptic techniques

Team collaboration

Education

BSN program within 6 years of hire

BLS Certification

ACLS Certification

Active RN License (Arizona or compact)

Job description

Ensuring the achievement of Northern Arizona Healthcare’s mission, the Registered Nurse is accountable for the coordination of care for patients and their families including direct care, patient and family education and discharge planning. When providing care, Registered Nurses follow the process of assessing, nursing diagnosing, outcome identification, planning, implementing and evaluation as the basis for the delivery of care. The Registered Nurse provides leadership for ancillary personnel by being a team leader, serving as a preceptor, and being an active member of the healthcare team. The nurse practices within the ANA Scope of Practice, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses and the standards of his/ or her specialty.

VVMC has six operating room suites, some of which are specially designed to accommodate the most advanced technologies available.

Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Assesses the needs and conditions of assigned patients by gathering relevant patient health information.
• Identifies outcomes, develops a plan of care individualized to the patient and/or situation, and implements the identified plan appropriate for the attainment of the expected outcomes.
• Assesses patient's progress toward the attainment of outcomes and effectively revises/updates diagnoses, outcomes and plans of care as appropriate.
• Contributes to patient experience by providing safe, high quality & patient centered care (as described above) and by respecting patients privacy, and treating all patients,family members and guests, as well as other associates, with dignity, respect, and compassion.
• Evaluates patient conditions frequently and adapts plan of care appropriately.
• Performs aseptic techniques by maintaining a sterile field while using principles of disinfection, sterilization, and infection control.
• Maintains infection prevention standards.
• Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals.
• Assists as necessary with procedures and transportation throughout the hospital per hospital and departmental policies and procedures.

Education

• Participates in creating and sustaining a learning environment supported by evidenced based practice and research.
• Focuses on personal development areas, engaging in professional/collegial interactions with peers and students.
• Work collaboratively with peers and other health care providers, and participating in ongoing in-service and educational seminars.
• Participates in the mentoring and education of colleagues and students.

Compliance/Safety

• Adheres to regulatory and organizational standards affecting patient care and safety as well as all hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Practices in a safe, high quality and cost effective manner.
• Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employees area of responsibility.
• If required for position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.
• Completes all company mandatory modules and required job specific training in the specified time frame.
• Maintains timely and accurate documentation of assessments, interventions, EMR entries, and patient responses.
• Responsible for reporting any safety related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.

Qualifications

• Active, unrestricted, Arizona RN License or valid, participating compact license- Required
• BLS - Required
• ACLS - Required
• RNs hired on or after 7/1/2016: Must graduate from a BSN program within 6 years of hire into an RN position.
• Previous OR Experience