RN Days Emergency Department

Primary City/State: Shea Medical Center - 9003 E Shea Blvd Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Category: Skilled Nursing
Shift: Day
Department: Emergency Department

$15k Sign-on Bonus
0700 - 1930ER RN experience required
Great care starts with great people. (Like you.) At HonorHealth, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most — caring for the health and well‑being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

Responsibilities

The RN’s practice is guided by the ANA Standard for Professional Nurse and Code of Ethics. The RN has knowledge of professional nursing principles, practices, concepts, and procedures as applied to the care of the patient population served. The RN records patients’ medical history and symptoms, helps perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operates medical equipment, administers treatment and medications, and assists with patient follow‑up and rehabilitation. The RN establishes a care plan or contributes to an existing plan. The plan may include activities such as administering medication, checking dosages, avoiding interactions; starting, maintaining, and discontinuing intravenous lines; administering therapies and treatments; observing the patient and recording those observations; and consulting with physicians and other healthcare clinicians. The RN teaches patients and families how to manage illnesses or injuries, explains post‑treatment and home care needs, diet, nutrition, and exercise programs, and self‑administration of medication and therapy. The RN provides direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides and delegates when appropriate.

The RN supports efforts to advance clinical knowledge and skills. The RN precepts new hire staff and students and assists them to seek and complete tasks required to complete their competency skills. The RN continues to enhance their knowledge in nursing management and care of patient problems and conditions as required. The RN may continue to improve the patients.

Essential Functions

• Possess the knowledge of how to collect health data systematically and prioritize data collection based on the patient’s immediate condition or needs, involving the family.
• Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses and utilize nursing diagnosis to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise an appropriate patient plan of care that is family centered, developmentally and age‑appropriate, and culturally relevant.
• Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient and their specific health problems.
• Develop plans of care that are individualized to the patient’s condition or needs, reflecting current nursing practice that is evidence‑based, providing continuity of care, and are family centered.
• Implement interventions in the plan of care, initiating treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures based on appropriate utilization of standing orders, policies, and procedures.
• Provide nursing care to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual, and socio‑cultural needs of the patient and family using a family‑centered approach to care delivery.
• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes, document observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures, multi‑system monitoring data, and other relevant data in a retrievable form.
• Provide ongoing evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of the care plan to ensure that they maintain and enhance patient outcomes that promote the delivery of cost‑effective high‑quality healthcare.
• Evaluate one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and relevant statutes, regulations, and system and department policies; maintain current knowledge in nursing practice.
• Integrate ethical principles in all aspects of practice; enhance knowledge of cultural and diversity needs for specific populations.
• Collaborate with others in the practice of nursing professional development at local, regional, and state levels; engage in preceptor and mentor programs.
• Collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care delivery.
• Collaborate with the patient, family, and healthcare providers in providing patient care and in developing and evaluating standards of care that are evidence‑based.
• Identify changes that should be made in nursing practice using an evidence‑based approach and facilitate the adoption of new practices.
• Participate in and use evidence‑based research to identify strategies for improving nursing practice and patient outcomes.
• Consider factors related to safety, effectiveness, and cost in planning and delivering patient care by utilizing all resources effectively and efficiently.

Education

• Other / Certificate – All Diploma and ADN hires must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire or have 5 or more years of Registered Nurse experience (including direct patient care or indirect RN roles) at the time of hire. Required.
• Associate or Diploma in Nursing – All staff who have direct responsibility for the care of stroke patients should refer to the addendum for stroke‑specific education requirements prior to start. Required.
• Bachelor in Nursing (BSN) – Preferred.

Experience

• Other >10 months med‑surg or acute specialty setting – Required.
• 1 year RN experience for all Float Positions – Required.

License & Certifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) – Certification in BLS training course, unit specific certification as required by specialty area. Required.
• Registered Nurse (RN) – State or Compact State licensure as a registered nurse in Arizona upon hire. Required.
• National certification for unit specific patient population – Preferred.

This position offers competitive compensation and opportunities for professional growth within the HonorHealth system.