Nurse Vascular Access

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Post Procedure Unit Nurse eph's Hospital & Medical Center, you will assume a vital leadership role in our Post Procedure Unit, focusing on assessing patient/family health problems and resources, and developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive nursing care plans. This direct care RN position provides professional nursing care and interventions to acutely ill adult patient populations, serving diverse age groups from young adult to geriatric.

Every day you will provide comprehensive, safe, and effective, evidence-based nursing care, meticulously organizing and prioritizing patient activities to balance their needs and comfort. You will act as a patient advocate through holistic practices. Daily tasks include utilizing the SBAR communication tool for effective physician notification, performing bedside nurse-to-nurse reports, and actively involving patients and families in their care plans to ensure desired outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate excellent written and interpersonal communication skills, basic computer proficiency, and the ability to recognize your scope of practice by seeking multidisciplinary collaboration and utilizing appropriate resources. Your capacity to assume accountability for decisions, partner with others to effect change, and effectively delegate tasks will be essential in this dynamic perioperative nursing environment.

• Demonstrates the ability to recognize and adapt to changes in patients condition (i.e. Lab, vitals, signs and test values) in a timely and clinically appropriate manner
• Provides comprehensive, safe, and effective, evidence-based nursing care to achieve desired health outcomes for the patient
• Organizes and prioritizes patient care activities balanced with the needs and comfort of the patient
• Demonstrates accountability for own ethical behavior, and supports ethical practice by addressing and/or escalating issues
• Recognizes limits of scope of practice, seeks multidisciplinary collaboration, utilizes appropriate resources, and follows chain of command

Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18,000 over five years, while part-time employees can receive up to $9,000.

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Registered Nurse: AZ or Compact license
• American Heart Association BLS
• American Heart Association ACLS

• BSN
• One (1) year recent acute care experience
• One (1) year PICC placement experience

Jackson, AZ (Phoenix region). St. Joseph's Hospital & Medical Center is a 571-bed nonprofit located in Phoenix, Arizona.

$35.00 - $58.63 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.