RN Intermediate Care Unit

Job Title: Registered Nurse – Night Shift, Telemetry Unit 3P – Advanced Cardiac Care

Location: Deer Valley, Phoenix, AZ 85027

Shift: Night

Department: Telemetry Unit 3P – Advanced Cardiac Care

• Practice guided by the ANA Standard for Professional Nursing and Code of Ethics.
• Record patients’ medical histories and symptoms, assist with diagnostic tests, and analyze results.
• Operate medical equipment and administer treatments and medications.
• Assist with patient follow‑up and rehabilitation.
• Establish or contribute to patient care plans and ensure they are family‑centered, developmentally and culturally appropriate.
• Administer medications with careful dosage checks and interaction avoidance.
• Start, maintain, and discontinue intravenous (IV) lines for fluids, medications, and blood products.
• Administer therapies and treatments, observe patients, and record observations.
• Consult with physicians and other healthcare clinicians as needed.
• Teach patients and families about illness management, home care, nutrition, and self‑administration of medication.
• Provide direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides, delegating tasks appropriately.
• Precept new hires and students, helping them complete competency skills.
• Continuously enhance knowledge in nursing management and patient care.
• Collect health data systematically, prioritize collection based on patient condition, and involve family members.
• Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses and develop evidence‑based care plans.
• Implement interventions, initiate treatments, and apply emergency and resuscitative measures based on standing orders.
• Document observations, interventions, therapeutic measures, and monitoring data in a retrievable format.
• Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes and modify care plans as needed.
• Assess and improve nursing practice quality, integrating ethical principles and evidence‑based research.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and participate in professional development activities.

• Valid Arizona Registered Nurse (RN) license, or equivalent state/license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Unit‑specific national certification required at the time of hire.
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience for all float positions.
• At least 10 months of experience in medical‑surgical or acute specialty settings.
• Current BSN required for stroke‑specific care or 5+ years of direct RN experience if not holding a BSN.

• Associate’s degree or diploma in Nursing required.
• BSN preferred; if holding an ADN, must complete a BSN within 60 months of hire.