Registered Nurse (RN) - PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $32-53 per hour

Banner Health is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) PCU - Progressive Care Unit for a nursing job in Chandler, Arizona.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty : PCU - Progressive Care Unit
• Discipline : RN
• Duration : Ongoing
• Employment Type : Staff

Primary City / State :

Gilbert, Arizona

Department Name : PCU-Hosp

PCU-Hosp

Work Shift : Night

Night

Job Category : Nursing

Nursing

$20,000 Sign On Bonus*

Better Than Ever for Nurses. Nurses are the heartbeat of health care and we are committed to keeping our nurses’ hearts happy and healthy.

This means investing in the holistic health and happiness of our nurses through better pay, better benefits, better opportunities and a better community.

Banner Gateway provides excellent patient care through the latest medical technology, a relaxing healing environment, and a concentrated focus on patient and employee safety.

Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

In your role as a Progressive Care RN, you will have the opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team to provide care to patients within a three inpatient cardiac monitored unit, totaling 84 PCU beds.

Bring your passion for patient care to this busy and fast-paced PCU unit that has a diverse demographic of higher acuity patients.

Our clinical staff pride themselves on their teamwork, clinical expertise, and our culture is patient centered with a focus on delivering quality care and customer service.

Our nurses are specialty trained to care for this patient population with an emphasis on growth and mentoring.

As a Registered Nurse at Banner, you will have the opportunity to work 3x12-hour shifts, 7 : 00pm-7 : 30am with weekend rotations utilizing our self-scheduling tool.

Enjoy an 18%-night shift differential and a flat rate $3 / hour weekend shift differential.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.

Eligibility for the sign-on bonus with 12 months of RN experience; requires a 2 year commitment

If you are a New Graduate Nurse with less than 12 months of experience, please visit the main job search page and under the Job Type filter, select New Nurse Experience.

Experience innovative technology and exceptional opportunities for growth and development at Banner Health's state-of-the-art hospital Banner Gateway Medical Center.

With comprehensive electronic medical records, physician order entry, digital radiography and proprietary advanced patient monitoring, Banner Gateway provides you with the innovative resources you need to provide your patients with the best care possible.

Our commitment to nursing excellence has enabled us to achieve Magnet™ recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.

Located near Phoenix in Gilbert, Ariz., Banner Gateway Medical Center offers 286 private rooms, 13 operating suites, a 46-bed emergency department and shares a campus with the Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Our WIS and NICU services support an average of 4,000 deliveries per year. Key specialties include oncology, obstetrics, bariatric surgery, emergency and other services that focus on meeting the changing needs of the dynamic and growing community we serve.

Banner MD Anderson Cancer Center Located in Gilbert, Ariz. (the Phoenix Metro area) on the Banner Gateway Campus, the center provides world-class care for oncology patients - both inpatient and outpatient - and has also brought leading oncology programs to the Banner Gateway campus including designation as a Stem Cell Transplant Center of Excellence and comprehensive Head & Neck cancer care.

Our capabilities include five linear accelerator vaults, a brachytherapy vault, an advanced diagnostic imaging suite with PET / CT scan, more than 70 infusion bays, a cryopreservation lab and much more.

Our inpatient medical oncology unit also incorporates a program that utilizes the electronic surveillance partnership in caring for the patient, where remote nurses have the ability to interact with patients via two-way audio-video to assist the bedside nurse with patient care.

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 activi