Primary City/State:

Sun City, Arizona

Department Name:

Med-Surg 4th Floor

Work Shift:

Night

Job Category:

Nursing

*$20,000 Sign-on Bonus!

Nurses are the heartbeat of a hospital, and we do our best to keep our nurses’ hearts beating happily and well. Part of this is the breadth of career options for nurses at Banner Health.

The 4AB Unit at Banner Boswell consists of 22 private rooms. We have the capability of utilizing up to 16 remote cardiac monitors which are centrally monitored from a centralized monitor room viewing station. General surgeries consist of urology, plastics, gynecological and abdominal cases. We also see overflow medical patients with simple pneumonias, diabetes, renal disease, GI issues, and skin disorders. Eleven of our 22 private rooms are designated for Medical Oncology patients with cancer and related diagnoses and administration of chemotherapy. This unit can flex up to 42 semi-private beds based on volume or patient census.

On this unit you will have the opportunity to work with a highly efficient and engaged team culture working together to meet our outcomes and demonstrate customer obsession. The team focus is on creating a healthy work environment through collaboration, hourly rounding, prompt answering of call lights, culture of clean and quiet, and acknowledging all customers as “one team”.

Watch this short video to learn what it is like working as a nurse at Banner Boswell Medical Center.

Candidates choose this unit because of the team culture and leadership. We uphold high professional standards and hold each other accountable to meet our outcomes supporting a strong “one team” message. In this role you will also have the opportunity utilize our self-scheduling tool for shift and weekend coverage. Enjoy an 18% night shift differential and a flat rate $3/hour weekend shift differential when applicable.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your Journey at Banner Health. Banner Health offers a variety of benefit plans to help you and your family. We provide health and financial security options so you can focus on being the best at what you do and enjoying your life.

Banner Boswell Medical Center has provided exceptional health care to the communities in the northwest area of metro-Phoenix for over five decades. Today, our 410-bed acute-care hospital is nationally recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of Arizona’s Best Hospitals. Banner Boswell offers a full range of acute care services, including cardiology, vascular, thoracic, oncology, orthopedics, neurology, general surgery, robotic surgery, rehabilitation, emergency, stroke, intensive care, pulmonary, urology, and inpatient wound management. We've earned the Society of Thoracic Surgeons highest quality award for CABG & aortic valve replacement and the Joint Commission’s Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center.

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. This position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others who are under their direction. This position utilizes specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills necessary to assess data and plan, provide and evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of assigned patients.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. 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.

2. 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 the 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 are. 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.

3. 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 the 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. Provides care based on the best evidence available and may p