Experienced RN - Flex Pool- Flagstaff Medical Center

Lead Mentor Influence

You're more than an experienced nurse-you're the colleague others turn to, the mentor who helps nurses grow, and the clinical expert who elevates patient care.

The NAH Flex Pool offers experienced RNs the opportunity to make an impact beyond a single unit. Expand your clinical expertise while supporting teams across a variety of patient care areas, sharing evidence-based best practices, mentoring fellow nurses, and contributing to Shared Governance and nursing excellence across NAH.

Grow beyond your home unit while mentoring others, supporting changing patient needs, strengthening your clinical expertise, and practicing with greater autonomy while remaining connected to a collaborative team.

Following the philosophy of Northern Arizona Healthcare's mission, the Registered Nurse is accountable for the coordination of care for patients and their families...

Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Assess the needs and conditions of assigned patients by gathering relevant patient health information.
• Identify outcomes, develop a plan of care individualized to the patient and/or situation, and implement the identified plan appropriate for the attainment of the expected outcomes.
• Assess patient's progress toward the attainment of outcomes and effectively revise/update diagnoses, outcomes and plans of care as appropriate.
• Contribute to patient experience by providing safe, high quality & patient centered care and by respecting patients privacy, and treating all patients, family members and guests, as well as other associates, with dignity, respect, and compassion.
• Evaluate patient conditions frequently and adapt plan of care appropriately.
• Perform aseptic techniques by maintaining a sterile field while using principles of disinfection, sterilization, and infection control.
• Maintain infection prevention standards.
• Collaborate with physicians and other health care professionals.
• Assist as necessary with procedures and transportation throughout the hospital per hospital and departmental policies and procedures.

Education

• Participate in creating and sustaining a learning environment supported by evidenced based practice and research.
• Focus 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.
• Participate in the mentoring and education of colleagues and students.

Compliance/Safety

• Adhere 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.
• Stay current and comply with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employees area of responsibility.
• If required for position, ensure all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.
• Complete all company mandatory modules and required job specific training in the specified time frame.
• Maintain 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

Education

RNs hired on or after 7/1/2016: Must graduate from a BSN program within 6 years of hire into an RN position.

Existing Staff RNs: RNs hired before 7/1/2016 are not mandated to have a BSN, but are encouraged to pursue a BSN degree.

Certification and Licensures

Active, unrestricted, Arizona RN License or valid, participating compact license- RequiredBLS - RequiredACLS - RequiredNIHSS- Required within 30 days of hire

Healthcare is a rapidly changing environment and technology is integrated into almost all aspects of patient care. Computers and other electronic devices are utilized across the organization and throughout each department. Colleagues must have an understanding of computers, and competence in using computers and basic software programs.