Registered Nurse RN - Observation PCU

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*10K Sign-on Bonus

Helping nurses help patients. At Banner Health, nurses spend less time on paperwork and more time with patients. If you want to make a difference in people’s lives – and your own – this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.

The Outpatient Observation Unit at Banner Baywood Medical Center is a 26-bed dedicated unit. We primarily take care of patients admitted through the Emergency Department who have negative or borderline diagnostic tests and require further testing and/or observation to determine if inpatient criteria are met or if patient can be discharged home. Most patients stay for less than 24 hours and are either discharged to home or admitted to an inpatient nursing unit. The OOU’s average length of stay year to date is around 21 hours with over 300 cases per month.

As a Registered Nurse on the Observation Unit you will be supported by ED Techs who do vitals and ADL’s as well as all the lab draws and can-do IV’s, Foley's, and ECG’s. Their ratio is 1:8-14. We don’t use the Banner hospitalist group. We have an NP or PA physically on our unit that manages patients 24/7 (they work under the ED doctors). Their presence allows our unit to keep turning over patients’ day and night. Having them here in-person makes it easy to get orders and have patients reevaluated if their condition changes. It’s a great flow if you are looking for something faster paced like the ED but having the structure of an Inpatient unit. RN ratio is 1:5, we don’t flex beyond that because we are a blend of PCU, Med/Surg, and Neuro. If you like being kept busy and work in a team-oriented unit you will want to apply for this position.

* $10,000 Sign-On Bonus offered to candidates with 12 months Acute Care RN experience with a 12 month agreement.

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.

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

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 pa