Clinical Nurse - East Valley PreOp PACU

Company: Phoenix Children's
Location: Phoenix
Posted on: May 22, 2025

Job Description:

Clinical Nurse - East Valley PreOp PACU Apply! Apply! Position DetailsDepartment: PCH-SE - Amb Surgery CenterLocation: PhoenixShift: Mon-Fri, Days, 6:30am-4:30pmCategory: NursingPosting #: 922603Employee Type: PRNPosition SummaryPosting Note: We have an immediate opening for our East Valley Surgery Center for a PreOp/PACU RN in our Outpatient Surgery Center. The Surgery Center is only open 3 days a week, and we are looking for someone who can work one day a week. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 2 years of critical care experience in a hospital environment. No New Grads, please.This position, in collaboration with the healthcare team, patient, and family, coordinates and promotes patient health utilizing evidence-based practice in the delivery of professional nursing care across the care continuum. This position advocates for the patient and family adhering to nursing and medical plans of care, regulatory standards, and organizational values.Position Duties

• Utilizes multiple platforms to complete a nursing assessment of patients and their families consistent with age and condition, including physical, psychological, social, developmental, and educational factors. Synthesizes and analyzes data to determine nursing diagnoses, prioritize needs, and develop a nursing plan of care.
• Implements plans of care in accordance with regulatory and organizational policies, procedures, and guidelines. Provides health education related to health promotion and the management of acute and chronic health conditions including skills required to maintain and restore health. Coordinates care and manages care transitions within the organization and the community, working collaboratively with the healthcare team, patient, and family to promote positive outcomes and prevent complications. Advocates for patients and families, offering support and guidance related to navigating ambulatory services and processes, resource management, and community-based services. Partners with patients and families to establish realistic goals and expectations.
• Continually evaluates patient understanding and response to the plan of care. Shares observations and assessment outcomes with healthcare team, patient, and family to ensure timely communication and understanding of health status, progress, and ongoing needs. Modifies nursing diagnoses and plan of care based on re-evaluation. Documents in the medical record.
• Facilitates the delivery of safe patient care, monitoring quality and regulatory indicators, and working with leaders to identify process improvement opportunities. Supervises patient care activities of assigned team members and delegates activities appropriate to knowledge, skill, and competency. Provides timely feedback and review of care delivery to ensure maintenance of patient safety, infection control procedures, therapeutic environment, and team members performance level, maintaining confidentiality as appropriate.
• Contributes to the team effort by accomplishing required activities within establish parameters to ensure compliance with all applicable medication, storage, and documentation standards, regulations, and requirement.
• Fosters a positive learning environment by modeling best practices and patient-centered care while providing guidance, training, and support to students and new employees through mentorship, clinical instruction, and knowledge sharing.
• Performs miscellaneous job related duties as requested.Phoenix Children's Mission, Vision, & ValuesMissionTo advance hope, healing and the best healthcare for children and their familiesVisionPhoenix Children's will be the leading pediatric health system in the Southwest, nationally recognized for exceptional care, innovative research and advanced medical education.We realize this vision by:
  • Offering the most comprehensive care across ages, communities and specialties
  • Investing in innovative research, including emerging treatments, tools and technologies
  • Advancing education and training to shape the next generation of clinical leaders
  • Advocating for the health and well-being of children and familiesValues
    • We place children and families at the center of all we do
    • We deliver exceptional care, every day and in every way
    • We collaborate with colleagues, partners and communities to amplify our impact
    • We set the standards of pediatric healthcare today, and innovate for the future
    • We are accountable for making the highest quality care accessible and affordableApply for this position?First Name *Last Name *Phone *Email Address *Good News! Your email account already has already been registered. Provide your password for quicker access.Password *You must login to continue!Forgot your password? - You may click here to reset it.Resume Upload *Note, ONLY 1 attachment will be visible to system per applicant for all applications per active profile. When you upload your resume, our system will attempt to update your profile here, which may overwrite previously completed fields. The attached file is accepted as the resume. It is also allowable to combine both the resume (positioned first in the file) followed by a cover letter into the one file attachment.Please upload a PDF or DOCX version of your resume. Resumes created in Mac Pages should be exported as PDF before uploadingor drag your file to this boxAre you a current or former employee? *PCH Network ID:PCH Password:SSN:DOB:--Desired pay?How did you hear about this position? College/University Event Direct Mail Employee Referral Internal Transfer Job Board Job Fair Journal Newspaper Open House Professional Association Radio Retained to Agency PCH Website Social Media (FB, Twitter, LinkedIn) OtherWho referred you * Which department do they work in? Do you know their phone number/email?Position Qualifications Please review the following qualifications and specify whether you meet each of the requirements listed.Education Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain itwithin the timeframe listed in the requirement?
      • Two year (ADN) degree in nursing, a four year degree (BSN) in nursing, or a Diploma Nursing degree.RequiredYes No
        • Bachelor's degree in Nursing or currently enrolled in an RN to BSN program.PreferredYes NoExperience Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain itwithin the timeframe listed in the requirement?
          • Pediatric experience.PreferredYes NoAdditional Requirements Do you meet this requirement or have the ability to obtain itwithin the timeframe listed in the requirement?
            • Current State of Arizona RN license or an RN license from a compact state with multistate privileges or the ability to establish licensure according to Arizona law prior to start date.RequiredYes No
              • Current BLS certification for Healthcare Provider from the American Heart Association.RequiredYes No
                • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) or Pediatric Emergency Assessment, Recognition and Stabilization (PEARS) certification may be required within 90 days of entry into the position for select departments.PreferredYes NoCertification / License / Registry Requirements For The Position
                  • AZ RN License OR Compact to Arizona License OR Compact State - Required
                  • Basic Life Support - Required
                  • Ped ER Assess Recog & Stable - Preferred
                  • Ped Advanced Life Support OR PALS N 9 MONTHS - RequiredPhysical Requirements & Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential
                    • Physical Requirement - Feeling (sensing textures and temperatures) - Constantly
                    • Physical Requirement - Fine Motor Skills (pinching, gripping, etc) - Constantly
                    • Physical Requirement - Hearing - Constantly
                    • Physical Requirement - Pushing/pulling - Constantly
                    • Physical Requirement - Reaching - Constantly
                    • Physical Requirement - Sitting - Occasionally
                    • Physical Requirement - Standing - Frequently
                    • Physical Requirement - Stooping/crouching/kneeling/crawling - Frequently
                    • Physical Requirement - Talking - Constantly
                    • Physical Requirement - Walking - Constantly
                    • Physical Requirement - Near Vision - Constantly
                    • Physical Requirement - Far Vision - Constantly
                    • Physical Requirement - Color Discrimination - Frequently
                    • Physical Requirement - Use of keyboard, mouse and/or computer equipment - Constantly
                    • Physical Requirement - Lift up to 35 pounds without assistance - Frequently
                    • Physical Requirement - Lift more than 35 pounds without assistance - Occasionally
                    • Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Inside office environment - Applicable
                    • Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Airborne communicable diseases - Applicable
                    • Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Bloodborne pathogens or bodily fluid - Applicable
                    • Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Fumes or airborne particles - Applicable
                    • Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Radiation exposure - Applicable
                    • Occupational Exposure/Risk Potential - Toxic or caustic chemicals - ApplicableI have reviewed the qualifications, physical requirements and occupational exposure/risk potential for this position and wish to applyI Agree

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