Registered Nurse RN Behavioral Health

Primary City / State :

Sun City West, Arizona

Department Name : Adult Psych-4B-Hosp

Adult Psych-4B-Hosp

Work Shift : Job Category :

Job Category : Nursing

Nursing

$10,000.00 Sign-on Incentive

You have a place in the health care industry. If you're looking to leverage your abilities to make a real difference and real change in the health care industry you belong at Banner Health. Apply today.

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center has been named to the nation's 100 Top Hospitals list for 2019 by IBM Watson Health. Banner Del E.

Webb Medical Center is dedicated to a high-tech, high-touch philosophy of care that has kept us a top healthcare choice in the Northwest Valley for more than 20 years.

We are deeply committed to providing the highest quality of clinical care along with an excellent patient care experience.

We would like you to bring your RN experience to our team and we will help you grow in your career with Banner! Banner Del Webb Medical Center is located in Sun City, AZ and is the hospital of choice for many within our community.

This position is for a Full-Time Days Shift Opening for the Behavioral Health Unit! Whether you are an experienced Behavioral Health nurse or looking to break into the field, Banner Del.

E Webb Medical Center is the perfect fit for you! You will work in our psychiatry units, which focus on geriatric, dementia, and adult psychiatry.

The hours will be from 7 : 00am - 7 : 30pm for 3 shifts per week which will include weekends and holidays on a rotating basis.

You will have the opportunity to utilize our self-scheduling tool for shift and weekend coverage as well as enjoy a $3 / hour weekend shift differential! RNs in Behavioral Health provide 24 / 7 crisis intervention and therapeutic services in a medically safe, recovery-focused environment.

Our focus is on adults and adolescents dealing with mental health and / or chemical dependence issues who voluntarily seek help.

Your pay and benefits (Total Rewards) are important components of your Journey at Banner Health. Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to help you and your family.

We provide health and financial security options so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life.

Eligible for $10,000 sign-on incentive for RN's with a minimum of 12 months Behavioral Health RN experience with a two (2) year commitment.

Banner Del E. Webb Medical Center excels in providing extraordinary health care to residents of the northwest Valley of metro Phoenix and is recognized by U.

S. News and World Report as one of Phoenix's Best Hospitals. With 391 licensed beds, the hospital provides a wide range of services, including acute medical and surgical services as well as intensive care, emergency and urgent care, inpatient / outpatient surgery, cardiac catheterization, neurology, orthopedics, oncology, urology, pulmonary, obstetrics and gynecology, outpatient diagnostic services, and adult behavioral services.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and documents nursing care of patients in accordance with organizational policies and in accordance with standards of professional nursing practice utilizing the framework for professional nursing practice and development.

This position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others who are under their direction.

This position utilizes specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills necessary to assess data and plan, provide and evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of assigned patients.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs.

Reviews patient history and physical with patient / family and assures completion within appropriate timeframe. Reviews available information obtained by other health care team members.

Reviews diagnostics and laboratory data and reports abnormal results to the physician(s) and other appropriate caregivers.

Completes assessment and reassessments according to patient need and as outlined in policy.

2. Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input.

Initiates a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data and the medical plan of care. Goals for patient are realistic, measurable and developed in conjunction with the patient / family.

Considers the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age specific and educational needs of the patient in the plan of are.

Plans care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team. Reviews and revises the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs based on evaluation of the patient's status.

3. Implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision of the activities of the health care team.

Provides care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies and procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements.

Delegates appropriately, and provides nursing supervision in the provision of care to patients by other licensed nurses and other personnel.

Promotes continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for whom care is provided.

4. Evaluates the patient's and family's response to care and teaching, and revises the plan of care as needed. Evaluates patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes in collaboration with other health care team members.

Evaluates patient's response and the effectiveness of patient teaching.

5. Documents assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record. Documentation is legible, timely and in accordance with policy.

Documentation reflects objective / subjective data, nursing interventions and patient's response to treatment. Notes physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.

6. Provides care based on the best evidence available and may participate in research activities within clinical practice. Participates in unit