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Job description
Overview
Registered Nurse in a Level 4 Trauma Center
RN - Emergency Department
Sign on/Relocation opportunities!
Location
Cottonwood/Sedona Arizona, tucked between Mingus Mountain and the beautiful red rocks of Sedona.
Organization
Verde Valley Medical Center - Level 4 Trauma Center / Sedona Medical Center. Join our amazing nursing team at our Verde Valley Medical Center/Sedona Medical Center locations. You’ll love the Southwest. Why not love your career, too!
Why NORTHERN ARIZONA HEALTHCARE
Patient-centered, team-based and collaborative work environment.
Shared leadership that respects the input from front line nurses.
Work-life balance is a priority with generous PTO.
Financial support for specialty certifications
Opportunity to grow your skills in triage, pediatrics, and trauma.
Highly competitive compensation and benefits
Financially stable, growing organization.
Northern Arizona Healthcare focuses on our community with 2 Hospitals, Cardiovascular and Orthopedic Spine Institutes, Rehab and Cancer Centers, Emergency Services, and Outpatient are. Our team of more than 3500 employees, including over 200 of the highest quality providers who had their choice of healthcare organizations, chose Northern Arizona Healthcare!
Live the Good Life
In our Northern Arizona communities, you'll discover abundant opportunities to enjoy a lifestyle that's comparable to few other places. It is all here, four beautiful seasons, clean air, great neighborhoods and no traffic jams. No matter what you do for fun, recreational opportunities are everywhere.
In our Verde Valley, located fifteen minutes from Sedona and an hour from Flagstaff, you will find some of the most gorgeous hiking trails, kayaking, golf, mountain biking, skiing, rock climbing, ATV trails, tours, wine tasting and fine dining. It is ready-made for families with excellent schools, and cultural breadth and diversity. You are well-positioned for weekend getaways in Phoenix and Las Vegas.
Role and Responsibilities
Ensuring the achievement of Northern Arizona Healthcare’s mission, the Registered Nurse is accountable for the coordination of care for patients and their families including direct care, patient and family education and discharge planning. The nurse practices within the ANA Scope of Practice, the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses and the standards of their chosen specialty.
Responsibilities
Assesses the needs and conditions of assigned patients by gathering relevant patient health information.
Identifies outcomes, develops a plan of care individualized to the patient and/or situation, and implements the identified plan appropriate for the attainment of the expected outcomes.
Assesses patient's progress toward the attainment of outcomes and effectively revises/updates diagnoses, outcomes and plans of care as appropriate.
Contributes to patient experience by providing safe, high quality & patient centered care and by respecting patients privacy, and treating all patients, family members and guests, as well as other associates, with dignity, respect, and compassion.
Evaluates patient conditions frequently and adapts plan of care appropriately.
Performs aseptic techniques by maintaining a sterile field while using principles of disinfection, sterilization, and infection control.
Maintains infection prevention standards.
Collaborates with physicians and other health care professionals.
Assists as necessary with procedures and transportation throughout the hospital per hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
Education
Participates in creating and sustaining a learning environment supported by evidenced based practice and research.
Focuses on personal development areas, engaging in professional/collegial interactions with peers and students.
Work collaboratively with peers and other health care providers and participating in ongoing in-service and educational seminars.
Participates in the mentoring and education of colleagues and students.
Compliance/Safety
Adheres to regulatory and organizational standards affecting patient care and safety as well as all hospital and departmental policies and procedures. Practices in a safe, high quality and cost-effective manner.
Stays current and complies with state and federal regulations/statutes and company policies that impact the employee’s area of responsibility.
If required for position, ensures all certifications and/or licenses are up-to-date and valid prior to expiration dates.
Completes all company mandatory modules and required job specific training in the specified time frame.
Maintains timely and accurate documentation of assessments, interventions, EMR entries, and patient responses.
Responsible for reporting any safety related incident in a timely fashion through the Midas/RDE tool; attends all safety related training programs; performs work in a safe manner; monitors work environment for possible safety issues and ensures others are also performing work in a safe manner.
Qualifications
Education:
Associates degree or diploma in nursing (BSN preferred).
All associate degree nurses must graduate from a BSN program within 6 years of hire into an RN position.
Certification & Licensures:
Active, unrestricted, Arizona RN License or valid, participating compact license - Required
BLS - Required
ACLS – Required
PALS or ENPC – Required within 90 days of hire
NIHSS - Required within 30 days of hire
ATCN or TNCC - Required within 18 months of hire
NRP – Preferred
STABLE - Preferred
Additional Experience
Familiar with electronic medical record system.
Basic computer software programs (Windows).
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Worksite address
cottonwood, AZ, 86366, US
Who can apply
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