RN Telemetry Days - Tempe

Responsibilities The RN’s practice is guided by the ANA Standard for Professional Nurse and the 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 to help perform diagnostic tests and analyze results. The RN 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 care plan may include activities such as administering medication (with careful dose checking and avoidance of interactions), starting, maintaining, and discontinuing IV lines (for fluid, medication, blood, and blood products), administering therapies and treatments, observing patients and recording observations, and consulting with physicians and other healthcare clinicians. The RN teaches patients and their families how to manage their illnesses or injuries, explains post‑treatment and home‑care needs, diet, nutrition, and exercise programs, and how to self‑administer 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 staff and students to seek and complete tasks required to achieve competency skills. The RN continues to enhance knowledge in nursing management and the care of patient problems and conditions as required. The RN may continue to improve patient care. Essential Functions Collect health data systematically and prioritize data collection based on the patient’s immediate condition or needs, involving family when appropriate. Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses and use nursing diagnoses to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise appropriate family‑centered, developmentally and age‑appropriate, culturally relevant care plans. Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient and their specific health problems. Develop individualized plans of care reflecting current evidence‑based practice, ensuring continuity and family‑centeredness. Implement interventions in the plan of care, including initiating treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures based on standing orders, policies, and procedures. Provide nursing care that meets the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social‑cultural needs of patients and families using a family‑centered approach. Evaluate patient progress toward attainment of outcomes. Document observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures, multi‑systems monitoring data, and other relevant data in a retrievable form. Provide ongoing evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of the care plan to maintain and enhance patient outcomes and promote cost‑effective, high‑quality care. Evaluate own nursing practice relative to professional standards, statutes, regulations, and system and department policies; 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 professional development at institutional, local, regional, and state levels; contribute to peer development through positive role‑modeling, fostering peer relationships, and participating in preceptor or mentor programs. Collaborate with multidisciplinary team to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care delivery; collaborate with patient, family, and other health care providers to provide patient care. Develop and evaluate evidence‑based standards of care; identify changes to practice and facilitate adoption 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; support integration of research into practice and use systematic evaluative research with reference to clinical, educational, and managerial data. Consider factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient care using all resources effectively and efficiently. Qualifications Education 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. Requires Associate or Diploma in Nursing. All staff who have direct responsibility for the care of stroke patients must refer to the stroke‑specific education requirements prior to starting. Required Bachelor’s in Nursing (BSN). Preferred is higher education. Experience Other: >10 months in a med‑surg or acute specialty setting. Required: 1 year RN experience for all float positions. Licensing and Certifications Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required. Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Arizona (or applicable compact state). National certification for unit‑specific patient population required; unit‑specific certification as required by specialty area/DOP. EEO Statement If you believe that HonorHealth has violated your civil rights or believe you have experienced discrimination, please obtain information on your rights to file a complaint. For more information, please click here. #J-18808-Ljbffr 42 Tempe Medical Center