RN Diagnostic Care Unit

Primary City/State:
Osborn Medical Center – 7400 E Osborn Rd, Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Category:
Skilled Nursing

Shift: Day
Department:
Diag Care Unit
Compensation: $7,500, Sign‑on Bonus Available

Position Type:
Part‑Time; 2×12‑hour shifts

The RN’s practice is guided by the ANA Standard for Professional Nurse and Code of Ethics. The RN has knowledge of professional nursing principles, practices, concepts, and procedures as applied to the care of the patient population served. The RN records patients’ medical history and symptoms, helps perform diagnostic tests and analyze results, operates medical equipment, administers treatment and medications, and helps with patient follow‑up and rehabilitation.

The RN establishes or contributes to a care plan. The plan may include activities such as administering medication while carefully checking dosages and avoiding interactions; starting, maintaining, and discontinuing intravenous lines for fluid, medication, blood, and blood products; administering therapies and treatments; observing the patient and recording those observations; and consulting with physicians and other healthcare clinicians. The RN teaches patients and their families how to manage illnesses or injuries, explains post‑treatment and home care needs;

diet, nutrition, and exercise programs; and self‑administration of medication and therapy. The RN provides direction to licensed practical nurses and nursing aides regarding patient care and delegates when appropriate. The RN supports efforts to advance clinical knowledge and skills, precepts new hire staff and students, assists staff and students in completing competency tasks, and continually improves knowledge in nursing management and care of patient problems and conditions.

• Possess the knowledge of how to collect health data systematically and continually, prioritizing data collection as determined by the patient’s immediate condition or needs and involving the family.
• Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses and use the nursing diagnosis to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise an appropriate patient plan of care that is family centered, developmentally and age‑appropriate, and culturally relevant.
• Identify expected outcomes individualized to the patient and their specific health problems.
• Develop plans of care individualized to the patient’s condition or needs, reflecting evidence‑based nursing practice, providing continuity of care, and being family centered.
• Implement interventions in the plan of care.
• Initiate treatments, medications, emergency and resuscitative measures based on appropriate utilization of standing orders, policies and procedures.
• Provide nursing care to meet the physical, emotional, spiritual, and social‑cultural needs of the patient and family using a family‑centered approach.
• Evaluate the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Document observations, nursing interventions, therapeutic measures, multi‑systems monitoring data, and other data relevant to the patient’s care in a retrievable form.
• Provide ongoing evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of the care plan to ensure the maintenance and enhancement of patient outcomes that promote cost‑effective high‑quality healthcare.
• Evaluate one’s own nursing practice in relation to professional practice standards and applicable statutes and regulations of the system and department policies, maintaining current knowledge in nursing practice.
• Integrate ethical principles in all aspects of practice.
• Enhance knowledge of culture and diversity needs for specific populations.
• Collaborate with others in professional development at institutional, local, regional, and state levels, fostering peer relationships and participating in preceptor and mentor programs to create an environment for quality practice.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care delivery.
• Develop and evaluate standards of care for patients that are evidence based.
• Identify changes to be made in nursing practice using an evidence‑based approach, facilitating the initiation, adoption, and adaptation to…