Emergency Services Nurse

				Overview:

Hello humankindness Located conveniently in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona,St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center is a 571-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services. Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's was the first hospital in the Phoenix area. More than 125 years later, St. Joseph's remains dedicated to its mission of caring for the poor and underserved. We are extremely proud to be a nationally recognized center for quality quaternary care, medical education and research. St. Joseph's includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, Norton Thoracic Institute, Cancer Center at St. Joseph's, Ivy Brain Tumor Center, and St. Joseph's Level I Trauma Center (which is verified by the American College of Surgeons). The hospital is also a respected center for high-risk obstetrics, neuro-rehabilitation, orthopedics, and other medical services. St. Joseph's is considered a sought-after destination hospital for treating the most complex cases from throughout the world. Every day, approximately 20 percent of the hospital's patients have traveled from outside of Arizona and the United States to seek treatment at St. Joseph's. U.S News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph's among the top hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery. In addition, St. Joseph's boasts the Creighton University School of Medicine at St. Joseph's, and a strategic alliance with Phoenix Children's Hospital. St. Joseph's is consistently named an outstanding place to work and one of Arizona's healthiest employers. Come grow your career with one of Arizona's Most Admired Companies. Look for us on Facebookand follow us on Twitter. For the health of our community ... we are proud to be a tobacco-free campus.

Responsibilities:

As a Registered Nurse (RN), at on our 72-bed unit at St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center you will be a pivotal healthcare professional, delivering compassionate, high-quality care that truly impacts our patients' well-being and recovery.

Every day, you will leverage your expertise to provide individualized, comprehensive care, making critical assessments, performing skilled procedures, and meticulously implementing patient care plans. You'll collaborate seamlessly within an interdisciplinary team, contributing to a dynamic environment focused on optimal patient outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will possess keen assessment skills, acute critical thinking, and a patient-first mindset, driven by a profound enthusiasm to help others. Your sense of urgency and dedication to excellence in a fast-paced environment will not only support patient recovery but also fuel your own career advancement.

* Provides comprehensive, safe, effective, evidence-based nursing care for adult patients in the mobile stroke program and acute care settings.
* Organizes and prioritizes patient care activities to balance clinical needs with patient comfort.
* Demonstrates ethical practice and assumes accountability for decisions, actions, and outcomes.
* Serves as a patient advocate, delivering holistic, culturally sensitive care aligned with values, beliefs, and customs.
* Recognizes, assesses, and responds promptly to changes in patient condition within established timeframes.
* Communicates effectively (e.g., SBAR), performs thorough handoffs, collaborates across disciplines, and follows the chain of command.
* Use emergency triage protocol to intake discharge or admit patients.
* Deliver stabilizing care to emergency patients of all ages as part of the larger ER team adapting care to changes in patient's condition as needed.
* Use knowledge of cultural differences to provide patient care that is sensitive to and consistent with cultural values beliefs and customs.
* Document the nursing care plan and changes in the patient's condition.
* Engage in other activities that will benefit patient outcomes such as patient experience initiatives mentoring etc.

Dignity Health now offers an Education Benefit program for benefit-eligible employees after 180 days. This program provides debt relief and student loan assistance to help you achieve your goals. Full-time employees can receive up to $18000 over five years while part-time employees can receive up to $9000. Join our team at Dignity Health to take advantage of this amazing opportunity!

Qualifications:

Required

* Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and 
* One (1) year of nursing experience in anacute care facility, upon hire and
* Registered Nurse: AZ or Compact State, upon hire and
* Basic Life Support - CPR, upon hire and
* Advanced Cardiac Life Support, within 6 - months and
* Pediatric Advanced Life Support, within 6 - months

Preferred

* Bachelors Of Science Nursing, upon hire
			

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