RN Operating Room - Tempe

Location, Category & Shift

Primary City/State:
Tempe Medical Center - 1500 S Mill Ave, Tempe, AZ 85281 – Category:
Skilled Nursing – Shift: Day – Department: OR Operating Room-Main

Bonus available.

Required:

2 years experience in the OR.

Great care starts with great people (Like you). At Honor Health, you’ll find something special. From humble beginnings in 1927 to one of Arizona’s largest nonprofit healthcare systems, our culture is built on warmth and neighborly kindness. Behind every smile is a highly skilled professional with deep expertise and an unwavering dedication to what matters most — caring for the health and well-being of people and communities across the greater Phoenix area.

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 a care plan or contributes to an existing plan. The plan may include activities such as administering medication, including careful checking of dosages and avoiding interactions; starting, maintaining, and discontinuing intravenous (IV) 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 their illnesses or injuries, explain 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. The RN precepts new‑hire staff and students.

The RN assists the staff and students to seek and complete the tasks required to complete their competency skills. The RN continues to enhance their knowledge in the nursing management and care of patient problems and conditions as required. The RN may continue to improve the patient’s experience, clinical outcomes and works to promote a healthy work environment. Nursing practices are theory‑based nursing that is evidence‑based utilizing a Shared Governance model for decision‑making.

All RN staff who have direct responsibility for the care of stroke patients must have knowledge of:

• Stroke symptoms and warning signs
• Protocols and pathways used to identify, evaluate and manage stroke patients
• NIHSS
• Stroke Alert activation and protocol
• Stroke quality indicators
• Available stroke patient education materials and community resources
• Educational requirements
• Stroke Center website resources

• Collect health data systematically and prioritize collection based on patient conditions and family involvement.
• Analyze assessment data to determine diagnoses and use nursing diagnoses to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise a patient care plan 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 that are individualized, evidence‑based, and provide continuity of care.
• Implement interventions, initiate treatments, administer medications, perform emergency and resuscitative measures based on standing orders, policies, and procedures.
• Provide nursing care addressing physical, emotional, spiritual, and social‑cultural needs using a family‑centered approach.
• Evaluate patient progress toward outcomes; document observations and interventions; evaluate quality and effectiveness of the care plan.
• Maintain current knowledge of nursing practice standards, statutes, regulations, and system policies.
• Integrate ethical principles into…