Clinic RN

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 Facebook and follow us on Twitter. For the health of our community ... we are proud to be a tobacco-free campus.

Coordinates, supervises and implements patient care based on competence, professional expertise, knowledge and evidence-based practice. Practice autonomously, consistent with professional standards, Nurse Practice Act and hospital job description. Input, extract, and evaluate data for meaningful use and patient centered medical home. Responsible for direct patient care, to include rooming, obtaining vitals, patient assessment & education, and discharge planning.

• Patient flow: Able to effectively coordinate physician time, patient schedule, and clinical duties of care team.
• Demonstrate initiative and flexibility with day to day activities.
• Demonstrates behavior consistent in promoting excellent patient satisfaction.
• Able to effectively address and resolve patient/customer service concerns; adept at service recovery.
• Identify yourself and your role to the patient and describe pending interaction with patient.
• Provide status updates to patients/providers/team/management as needed.
• Responsive to patient/provider/team/management requests within the department/SJMG/SJHMC guidelines.
• Displays understanding and compliance with organizational standards surrounding assessment/reassessment, biophysical & psychosocial barriers.
• Responsible for referral/authorization management within the assigned care team.
• Procedure/Treatments: Understands and can demonstrate to others the use of all medical equipment, which could include catheter insertion, Botox/Baclofen, procedure prep, surgical & procedure set-up, point-of-care testing, spirometry, NST. Accurately assesses patient and completes all documentation necessary for patient preparation for procedure/surgery. Follows appropriate consent procedure.
• Develops and promotes appropriate education regarding healthcare to patient/family. Provide patient education.
• Collaboration with multi-disciplinary care team, including but not limited to: Inpatient services, insurance plans, accountable care organizations, social services, internal and external providers, and any other entities involved in the continuum of care.
• Consistently adheres to medication safety and reconciliation processes and guidelines.

*Clinic position M-F 8-5. No nights weekend or holidays.

**Heavy in medication management with Botox and Baclofen.

MINIMUM

Bachelors Of Nursing

Completion of RN program

Greater than two years of RN experience

Registered Nurse:  AZ (RN:AZ)

American Heart Association CPR (BLS-CPR)

PREFERRED

BSN

Greater than two years of outpatient/ambulatory facility experience