Registered Nurse RN Neuro Stroke PCU

Primary City/State:

Mesa, Arizona

Department Name:

PCU-7th Floor-Hosp

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Nursing

$15,000 Sign On Bonus*

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Banner Baywood Medical Center has served the growing East Valley for more than 30 years, and every day we work hard to provide the best care to our patients. The Banner Baywood Neuro Progressive Care Unit is nationally certified as a Primary Stroke Unit by the Joint Commission. Our team is highly skilled in caring for patients suffering from strokes and related illnesses. Our RN managers are trained stroke responders who respond to stroke alerts throughout the campus. Our program is led by a physician medical director and a nurse coordinator along with a multidisciplinary team who are all instrumental in providing exceptional care to our patients and a collaborative environment for our RNs.  

The Neuro Progressive Care Unit is a three-wing, 74-bed unit that provides acute care for all stroke and neuro patients as well as cardiac, medical, and post-surgical patients. This Neuro Stroke specialty unit is a great fit for RNs who love to learn and would like to expand their RN skills across many areas. Our Neuro unit offers an exciting opportunity to work alongside a team that is committed to providing an excellent work environment for our nurses. Our team is focused on investing in growth, mentoring, and the developmental success of our expanding RN team. We offer a warm unit culture and are willing to train RNs who have a passion for delivering an exceptional patient care experience.

As a Registered Nurse at Banner, you will have the opportunity to work 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00am-7:30pm with weekend rotations utilizing our self-scheduling tool. Enjoy a flat rate $3/hour weekend shift differential.

Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits.

*Eligibility for the sign-on bonus with 12 months of RN experience; requires a 2 year commitment

If you are a New Graduate Nurse with less than 12 months of experience, please visit the main job search page and under the Job Type filter, select New Nurse Experience.

Banner Baywood Medical Center is a 342 bed hospital serving the health care needs of the dynamic and growing East Valley communities of metropolitan Phoenix, Arizona. We provide complete acute care services and outpatient services to include but not limited to cancer, stroke, women's health, rehabilitation, emergency medicine and surgery. Our Emergency Department treats a variety of ailments and offers advanced treatment areas, with 68 beds, seeing over 50,000 patients per year. We are certified as pediatric prepared  as well as designated as a Trauma level 3 emergency room. In addition, our comprehensive orthopedic unit is one of the nation’s premier orthopedic programs. The unit's commitment to excellent patient care has earned a 4 STAR rating by CMS and repeated recognition as having one of the Top 100 Orthopedic Programs in the U.S. by The Health Network and HCIA, Inc. Because we are also a leader in neurological medicine, people throughout Arizona come to us when they need treatment for conditions of the brain, spine and nervous system.

POSITION SUMMARY
This position assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and documents nursing care of patients in accordance with organizational policies and in accordance with standards of professional nursing practice utilizing the framework for professional nursing practice and development. This position is accountable for the quality of nursing services delivered by self or others who are under their direction. This position utilizes specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills necessary to assess data and plan, provide and evaluate care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of assigned patients.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Assesses patient physical, psychological, soc