Registered Nurse RN General PCU

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Primary City/State:
Phoenix, Arizona
Department Name: PCU General

Work Shift:

Night
Job Category:
Nursing

As a General PCU Registered Nurse, you will care for patients recovering from surgery, stable cardiac conditions, respiratory illnesses requiring non‑invasive ventilation, or those transitioning from the ICU who still need significant medical oversight. Patients often require specialized nursing care, advanced monitoring, and sometimes complex medication regimens to ensure a smooth recovery and prevent complications. Ratios on this unit are 1:4.

Our academic model and teaching orientation support learning at all levels, and is truly a collaborative environment between nursing, physicians, and other therapies. You will also have the opportunity to participate in our Nursing Clinical Ladder Program, which recognizes nurses who demonstrate contributions to patients, profession, and society above and beyond job requirements. The opening is for a full‑time night shift (7:00 pm–7:30 am, 3 shifts per week), including weekends and holidays on a rotating basis.

You may also use our self‑scheduling tool for shift and weekend coverage.

• $20,000 sign‑on bonus (requires 24‑month commitment)
• 18% night shift differential
• $3 per hour weekend shift differential
• Great Place To Work® Certification
• Magnet™ recognition
• Health, financial security, and family‑friendly benefits
• University Medical Center Phoenix – nationally recognized academic medical center

• 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.
• 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 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 care.
  
  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.
• 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 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Provides care based on the best evidence available and may participate in research activities within clinical practice. Participates in unit or facility shared leadership. Interacts and participates in the education, role…