Registered Nurse PRN

About Us

Fountain Hills Medical Center is a brand new Micro Hospital set to open early 2021 in beautiful Fountain Hills, Arizona. Encompassing 8 ER beds and 5 inpatient beds, FHMC will also have full imaging and lab functionality. We’re looking for ER nurses who are strong, autonomous, and team‑oriented to provide patient‑ and family‑centered care.

Provides general nursing care to patients in the emergency room facility by performing the following duties.

• Explains procedures and treatments to patients to gain cooperation, understanding, and allay apprehension.
• Administers prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved nursing techniques.
• Prepares equipment and aids physicians during treatment and examination of patients.
• Maintains awareness of comfort and safety needs of patients.
• Observes patients, records significant conditions and reactions, and notifies supervisor or physician of patient's condition and reaction to drugs, treatments, and significant incidents.
• Takes temperature, pulse, blood pressure, and other vital signs to detect deviations from normal and assess condition of patients.
• Responds to life‑saving situations based upon nursing standards, policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Documents nursing history and physical assessment for assigned patients.
• Initiates a patient education plan according to the individualized needs of the patient, as prescribed by physician and/or hospital policy, including patient and family instruction.
• Rotates among various clinical services of the institution such as obstetrics, surgery, orthopedics, outpatient and admitting, pediatrics, and psychiatry.
• Prepares rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, and supplies for surgery.
• Assists in surgery by handing items to surgeon, obstetrician, or other medical practitioner.
• Makes beds, bathes and feeds patients.
• Participates in department or unit quality improvement activities.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelor’s degree (B.A.) from a four‑year college or university; or one to two years of related experience and/or training; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common medical regulations, reports, journals and documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, and members of the community.

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

Basic computer knowledge, EMR experience preferred.

Active AZ or Compact state RN license, BLS, ACLS. PALS, NRP, TNCC.

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 75 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, frequently required to walk, and occasionally required to sit.