Registered Nurse RN New Graduate Progressive Care Unit PCU

About the Role

The Banner Health New Nurse Experience (NNE) Program is a full-time Registered Nurse position designed to help new graduates transition into competent, professional nurses. This program offers a collaborative learning environment to refine nursing skills, enhance knowledge, and develop professional relationships. Successful candidates will be placed in specific units and receive clinical mentorship. The program encourages multiple career pathways and development opportunities. A commitment to remain on the assigned NNE unit for at least 12 months is expected for a comprehensive training experience. New graduates are required to live within a reasonable commuting distance of their assigned facility.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, and discharge planning needs.
• Review patient history and physical with patient/family and assure completion.
• Review available information obtained by other health care team members.
• Review diagnostic and laboratory data and report abnormal results.
• Complete assessment and reassessments according to patient need and policy.
• Formulate a plan of care, including discharge plan, utilizing assessment data and patient, family, and health team input.
• Initiate a plan of care based on patient-specific needs, assessment data, and the medical plan of care.
• Develop realistic, measurable goals for patients in conjunction with the patient/family.
• Consider physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age-specific, and educational needs in the plan of care.
• Plan care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Review and revise the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs.
• Implement the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of the healthcare team.
• Provide care based on physician orders and the nursing plan of care, in compliance with policies, procedures, standards of care, and regulatory agency requirements.
• Delegate appropriately and provide nursing supervision.
• Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating patient status to other caregivers.
• Evaluate patient's and family's response to care and teaching, and revise the plan of care as needed.
• Evaluate patient progress towards goals and expected outcomes.
• Evaluate patient's response and effectiveness of patient teaching.
• Document assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in the patient record. Documentation should be legible, timely, and in accordance with policy.
• Note physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
• Provide care based on the best evidence available and may participate in research activities.
• Participate in unit or facility shared leadership.
• Interact and participate in the education, role development, and orientation of facility personnel, patients, students, families, and visitors.
• Promote/support growth of others through precepting and mentoring when appropriate.
• Contribute to society through activities that lead to excellent patient outcomes.
• Actively participate in the improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
• Interact with all levels of staff in a variety of departments, physicians, patients, families, and external contacts.
• Synthesize and prioritize data from multiple sources to provide support for the human response of the patient and family to changes in health status.

Program Activities

• Clinical experiences with a preceptor
• Training in the Banner Simulation Center
• Competency and skills assessment and verification
• Orientation to the Cerner electronic medical health record system
• Patient care skills lab with hands-on equipment experience
• e-Learning modules
• Resources for professional and personal development

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Registered Nurse (RN) license in state of practice (current, temporary/interim, or compact)
• Current BLS card (through American Heart Association, Red Cross, or ASHI) or ability to obtain before start date.
• Cerner electronic medical health record system
• Weekend and holiday rotations are expected.
• Most new nurses will work three 12-hour shifts.
• Night shift hours: 7:00 pm - 7:30 am

Qualifications

• Recent or upcoming graduation from an accredited nursing program.
• No more than 12 months of RN experience.
• Ability to live within a reasonable commute distance of the facility.
• Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area of work.

Preferred Qualifications

• Active RN license.
• Previous clinical healthcare experience.
• BSN is preferred (ADN considered at select locations).
• Professional certification.
• Additional related education and/or experience.