Registered Nurse RN Preadmission Testing

Primary City/State:
Casa Grande, Arizona Department Name:
Preadmission Svcs-Hosp

Work Shift:

Day Job Category:
Nursing

Employment Type:

Full-time Hours per Week: 40 hrs - 5 / 8-hour shifts

Shift: 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM

Schedule:

Monday-Friday

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.

Banner Casa Grande Medical Center is a 141-bed acute-care hospital located midway between Phoenix and Tucson, AZ. The facility boasts the neighborhood convenience of a community hospital while leveraging the clinical expertise of one of the nation’s leading health systems. The state-of-the-art facility cares for patients through all phases of life, offering adult and pediatric Emergency and Trauma Care, Level IV Trauma, Women’s Care, Maternity Services, Surgical Care, Orthopedics, Laboratory Services, Medical Imaging, Inpatient Dialysis, Rehabilitation, and more.

As part on one of the largest nonprofit health systems in the country, you’ll have access to a vast network of colleagues and expanded access to career opportunities.

As a Preadmission RN, you will assist in completing patient intakes before they are admitted for their surgical procedure. Duties may include gathering medical history, physical assessments, patient/family education, and more. Prior RN Preop or PAT background is highly preferred. You must be comfortable and confident in your communication skills, particularly with physicians. This is an excellent opportunity to work with some of the finest surgeons where you will continue to grow and develop in your nursing career.

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.

• 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.
• 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.
• 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,…