Overview

At Dignity Health’s Arizona General Hospital we deliver humankindness through a wide range of health social and support services in the heart of Phoenix Arizona. As part of our team you will provide clinical expertise support and oversight that helps ensure our patients receive exceptional care. Also you will have the opportunity to champion the change by joining in our mission of healing through humankindness.

ARIZONA GENERAL HOSPITAL

Responsibilities

Assess patient/family problems and resources taking a leadership role in the development implementation and outcomes evaluation of a plan for nursing care. Provides professional nursing care and interventions to acutely ill adult patient populations. Position requires providing service to one or more age groups including young adults through geriatric patients in a manner that demonstrates an understanding of the functional/developmental age of the individual served.

· Provides comprehensive safe and effective evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired health outcomes for the patient.

· Organizes and prioritizes patient care activities balanced with the needs and comfort of the patient.

· Demonstrates accountability for own ethical behavior and supports ethical practice by addressing and/or escalating issues.

· Serves as an advocate for patients needs by demonstrating holistic care practices

· Documents the nursing care plan and incorporates the nursing process following the standard of care for patient care area.

· Documents assessments reassessments and all nursing interventions within established timeframes.

· Connects with and establish relationships with the patient and their family/caregivers using therapeutic communication skills.

· Involves the patient and family/caregiver in desired outcomes in formulating the plan of care.

· Takes individual responsibility and accountability for patient/family satisfaction utilizing tools such as nursing bundle hand off report.

· Involves the patient and family in appropriate educational activities in preparation for return to home situation.

· Demonstrates the ability to recognize and adapt to changes in patients condition (i.e. Lab vitals signs and test values) in a timely and clinically appropriate manner.

· Utilizes SBAR format tool to notify physicians and other providers of clinical findings performs nurse-to-nurse report at the bedside.

· Recognizes limits of scope of practice seeks multidisciplinary collaboration utilizes appropriate resources and follows chain of command.

· Assumes accountability for decisions made.

· Partners with others to affect change and generate outcomes through knowledge of the patient or situation.

Qualifications

Minimum Required

· Two (2) years of nursing experience

· Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)

· Must hold and maintain AZ or compact state RN license (RN)

· American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support (CT ACLS)

· American Heart Association Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers (CT CPRBLS)

· American Heart Association Pediatric Advanced Life Support (CT PALS)

· Excellent written and interpersonal communication skills. Basic Computer Skills including MS Office Suites

Preferred

· Bachelor of Science Nursing (BSN)

Pay Range

$53.20 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.