Registered Nurse New Graduate Surgical PCU

About the Role

The New Graduate RN Residency Program at Banner Health is a full-time Registered Nurse position designed to assist new graduates in transitioning to a fully competent, professional nurse. 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, mentored by unit staff and educators, and provided with multiple career pathways and development opportunities. The expectation is to remain on the assigned unit for at least 12 months for comprehensive training.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess patient physical, psychological, social, spiritual, educational, developmental, and discharge planning needs.
• Review patient history and physical with patient/family and ensure completion within the appropriate timeframe.
• Review available information obtained by other health care team members.
• Review diagnostics and laboratory data and report abnormal results to physicians and other appropriate caregivers.
• 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 the physical, cultural, psychosocial, spiritual, age-specific, and educational needs of the patient in the plan of care.
• Plan care in collaboration with members of the multidisciplinary team.
• Review and revise the plan of care to reflect changing patient needs based on evaluation of the patient's status.
• Implement the plan of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision of the health care 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 in the provision of care to patients by other licensed nurses and personnel.
• Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating patient status to other caregivers.
• Evaluate the 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 in collaboration with other health care team members.
• Evaluate patient's response and the effectiveness of patient teaching.
• Document assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in the patient record.
• Document legibly, timely, and in accordance with policy, reflecting objective/subjective data, nursing interventions, and patient's response to treatment.
• Note physician orders accurately and in a timely manner.
• Provide care based on the best evidence available and may participate in research activities within clinical practice.
• 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 through timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and safe care.
• Actively participate in the improvement of national nursing quality indicators and outcomes.
• In some roles, may supervise staff and work flow of the department.
• Interact with all levels of staff in a variety of departments, physicians, patients, families, and external contacts concerning patient healthcare.
• Interact with other healthcare providers to report, ask for, or clarify information.
• Work with clergy to provide spiritual support.
• Synthesize and prioritize data from multiple sources to support 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

• Must possess a current, valid RN license in the state of practice, temporary/interim RN license, or compact RN licensure.
• BLS certification is required (through American Heart Association, Red Cross, or ASHI) or ability to obtain before start date.
• No more than 12 months of RN experience.
• BSN is preferred; open to ADN at select locations.
• Previous healthcare experience is preferred.
• Must live within a reasonable commute distance of the facility.
• Work shift: Day
• Typical work schedule: three 12-hour shifts, including weekend and holiday rotations.

Qualifications

• Recent or upcoming graduation from an accredited nursing program.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Professional certification preferred.
• Additional related education and/or experience preferred.