Job: Registered Nurse - RN - Critical Care Unit

Full-time, Day shift. Hours: 6:45 am - 7:15 pm (Days vary, every other weekend).

The Registered Nurse working in the Critical Care Unit is responsible and accountable for assigned patients care while utilizing the nursing process and evidence-based practice to provide and monitor the patient's documented plan of care.

• Coordinates patient care, team activities and plan of care with other healthcare team members; implements care in a knowledgeable and skillful manner.
• Evaluates effectiveness of care provided by comparing patient response with observable outcomes.
• Identifies and delivers initial and ongoing patient/family's education needs as an integral part of care delivery.
• Initiates discharge planning based on admission assessment; makes appropriate referrals and monitors patients' progress and readiness for discharge by focusing on physical/psychosocial health status assessment of patient in an ongoing, systematic manner.
• Provides excellent patient care: "John C. Lincoln Always CARES for you!" program emphasizes the patient's expectation of care and helps nurses meet that expectation.

Critical Care Unit:
The Critical Care Unit (CCU) at John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital provides high-quality care for critically ill cardiac, medical and surgical patients. Nurses collaborated with architects to design the critical care nursing units, including the beautiful, new Cardiac Care Unit (CCU). The CCU is a 32-bed, all private room department.

Deer Valley:
Conveniently located at the junction of two major freeways, John C. Lincoln Deer Valley Hospital serves the vibrant, growing North Phoenix Valley. We're home to Mendy's Place Children's Emergency Center and other innovative pediatric programs, as well as advanced cardiology, orthopedics and adult emergency services. We've also recently been named a winner of the Showcase in Excellence Award by the Arizona Quality Alliance. John C. Lincoln Deer Valley is a 203-bed, not-for-profit hospital with all private rooms, even in Emergency.

Our hospitals rate in the top 3% in the nation for employee satisfaction according to Morehead Associates, employee opinion researchers.

Benefit & Career Development Highlights:
We provide employees with outstanding benefits and options that meet your specific needs. Health insurance choices, retirement plan options, child care facilities and subsidies and a substantial accrued earned time off program to spend enjoying your hobbies, taking a dream vacation or just relaxing and rejuvenating.

Nurses are, also, eligible for educational assistance through our generous tuition reimbursement program or student loan payback program (up to $5250/year for those qualified).

• A current AZ RN license or compact state RN license
• ACLS and BCLS certification required
• BSN and 2 year experience preferred
• Ability to communicate effectively across a diversity of patients