Registered Nurse RN New Grad Transplant PCU

About the Role

This is a full-time Registered Nurse (RN) position within the Transplant PCU unit at Banner Health. The role is part of the New Graduate RN Residency Program, designed to transition new graduates into competent, professional nurses.

Program Activities Include

• 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

Key Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document nursing care of patients.
• Formulate and revise plans of care, including discharge plans, in collaboration with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Implement plans of care through direct patient care, coordination, delegation, and supervision.
• Evaluate patient and family response to care and teaching.
• Document assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation in the patient record.
• Provide care based on the best evidence available and may participate in research activities.
• Participate in unit or facility shared leadership.
• Interact with all levels of staff, physicians, patients, families, and external contacts.
• Synthesize and prioritize data from multiple sources to support patient and family responses to changes in health status.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Current, valid RN license in the state of practice, or temporary/interim RN license, or compact RN licensure.
• Current BLS certification (through American Heart Association, Red Cross, or ASHI) or ability to obtain before start date.
• No more than 12 months of RN experience.
• Orientation to the Cerner electronic medical health record system.

Qualifications

• Recent or upcoming graduation from an accredited nursing program.
• BSN is preferred, but ADN is accepted at select locations.
• Previous healthcare experience is preferred.
• Must live within a reasonable commute distance of the facility.
• Must maintain clinical performance competencies appropriate to the area of work.

Unit Description

The Transplant PCU at Banner University Medical Center focuses on patients with renal and liver transplants. The unit is supported by a multidisciplinary team including social workers, nutritionists, case managers, transplant coordinators, pharmacists, therapists, chaplains, nephrologists, hepatologists, surgeons, hospitalists, and medical teaching staff. There is a close working relationship with the Kidney Center and Banner Transplant Services to provide continuity of care and teaching.

New Grads will be expected to stay on their NNE unit for at least 12 months.

Most new nurses will work three 12-hour shifts, including weekend and holiday rotations.