Registered Nurse RN Progressive Care PCU

Banner Baywood Medical Center Nursing Opportunity

Banner Baywood Medical Center has served the growing East Valley for more than 30 years, and every day we work hard to provide the best care to our patients.

The Progressive Care Unit is an 80-bed inpatient high acuity, cardiac monitored unit focusing on providing exceptional patient-centered care for adults and geriatric patients. As a Registered Nurse in PCU, you will provide care for diverse patients with acute and chronic disease processes and multiple co-morbidities.

Our leadership team prides itself on a collaborative teamwork approach, while ensuring a strong focus on continued growth and mentoring for our RNs. Nurses on our unit are EKG and ACLS certified, and receive education beyond basic level learning. Our vision is to provide our team with an environment where our RNs can thrive and create an exceptional patient experience!

This unit is a great gateway for RNs who seek challenge, love to learn, and would like to build a solid foundation of skills across many areas. 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.

Banner Baywood Medical Center is a 342 bed hospital serving the health care needs of the dynamic and growing East Valley communities of metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona. We provide complete acute care services and outpatient services.

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.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Assesses patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, cultural and discharge planning needs.

2. Formulates a plan of care, including the discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family and health team input.

3. Implements the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation and supervision of the activities of the health care team.

4. Evaluates the patient’s and family’s response to care and teaching, and revises the plan of care as needed.

5. Documents assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation in the patient record.

6. Provides care based on the best evidence available and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.

7. Contributes to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.

8. In some roles, this position may supervise staff and work flow of the department.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must possess a current, valid RN license in state of practice, temporary/interim RN license in state of practice, or compact RN licensure for current state of practice. BLS certification is required. Additional certification or continuing education may be required based on area of practice.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree preferred. Professional certification preferred. Additional related education and/or experience preferred.