Clinical Nurse - Surgery

Overview

Clinical Nurse - Surgery – Full-Time position in the Surgery department.

Location:

Phoenix. Shift: Mon-Fri, Days, 6:30am-5pm. Category:
Nursing. Posting #: 993766. Employee Type:
Full-Time.

This position works in collaboration with the healthcare team, patient and family to promote patient health through delivery of professional nursing care appropriate to patients' age and condition as documented in the nursing and medical plans of care in accordance with evidence-based nursing and patient care practice standards and hospital goals, values and regulatory standards.

• Completes nursing assessment of patient conditions consistent with age and condition, including physical, psychological, social, developmental, and educational factors, to determine initial level of compliance with the treatment plan per policy and unit guidelines. Performs ongoing patient and family assessments and identifies variations from diagnoses.
• Continually evaluates patient responses to care, teaching, and discharge plans. Documents patient progress in appropriate charts and shares observations and assessment outcomes with the healthcare team and families to ensure timely communication and understanding of patient health status, progress, and ongoing needs.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing required activities within established parameters to ensure compliance with all applicable medication, storage and documentation standards, regulations, and requirements.
• Provides orientation to the unit, hospital systems, and processes to patients and family members to ensure familiarity with the unit’s policies and requirements.
• Supervises patient care activities of assigned team members, delegates activities appropriate to knowledge, skill, and competency, and provides timely feedback to maintain patient safety, infection control procedures, therapeutic environment, and the team’s performance.
• Works collaboratively with the patient care team and family members to establish and implement the plan of care, ensuring coordination of activities and ongoing communication of patient health status. Participates in patient care rounds and patient care conferences as appropriate.
• Fosters a positive learning environment by modeling best practices and patient-centered care while providing guidance, training, and support to students and new employees through mentorship, clinical instruction, and knowledge sharing.
• Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as requested.

Education

• Two-year (ADN) degree in nursing, a four-year degree (BSN) in nursing, or a Diploma Nursing degree.

Required

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or currently enrolled in an RN to BSN program.

Additional Requirements

• Current State of Arizona RN license or an RN license from a compact state with multistate privileges or the ability to establish licensure according to Arizona law prior to start date.

Required

• Current BLS certification for Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association prior to start date.

Certification / License / Registry Requirements For The Position

• AZ RN License OR Compact to Arizona License OR Compact State - Required
• Basic Life Support - Required

• Physical requirements and exposure risk include: various activities such as lifting, standing, walking, repetitive tasks, and exposure to potential hazards as described in the original posting.