Registered Nurse - PreOp PACU in Peoria, Arizona at Valleywise Health System
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Job Description
Join Our Team: Advanced Clinical Nurse
Why You’ll Love This Role
Are you ready to elevate your nursing career? As an Advanced Clinical Nurse at Valleywise Health, you will do more than just manage charts—you will drive patient outcomes, mentor peers, and lead care innovation. You will practice at the top of your license in a diverse, fast-paced environment where your voice matters and your leadership transforms lives.
Your Impact
- Expert Clinician: Deliver top-tier, age-specific care from assessment to medication administration.
- Patient Champion: Act as a dedicated advocate and educator for patients and their families.
- Care Coordinator: Partner with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to build seamless care plans.
- Team Leader: Mentor ancillary staff and foster a collaborative, positive team culture.
- Quality Innovator: Spearhead quality improvement initiatives to advance nursing standards.
What You Bring
- Clinical Excellence: Strong critical thinking skills to identify and solve complex nursing problems.
- Adaptability: Readiness to support your team, including potential standby or on-call flexibility.
- Cultural Competence: A passion for delivering meaningful, cost-effective care to a diverse community.
- Professional Drive: A desire to grow through leadership opportunities and continuous learning.
Who We Are
At Valleywise Health, we are committed to providing exceptional healthcare for all. We support our nurses with the resources, policies, and collaborative environment needed to thrive both personally and professionally.
Ready to make a meaningful difference? Apply today to advance your practice with us!
- Requires a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Nursing.
Experience:
- Must have at least one (1) year of recent acute care hospital RN experience that demonstrates an understanding of the required knowledge, skills and abilities; or if completed the New Grad RN program at Valleywise Health then must have at least one (1) year of Valleywise Health experience as a RN and be in good standing.
- Must possess a current, valid AZ RN license, temporary AZ RN license, or valid compact RN licensure for current state of practice.
- Must be in good standing with the issuing Board of Nursing.
- Requires a BLS card obtained through an American Heart Association (AHA) training center upon hire.
- In addition, certification or continuing education may be required based on area of practice:
- PreOp/PACU (Peoria): Must obtain ACLS and PALS within ninety (90) days of hire or transfer. Must have a valid fingerprint clearance card issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety or submit a completed Affidavit at the time of hire. You must complete the fingerprint clearance card application within seven (7) days of your hire date. Must present an actual card within ninety (90) days of applying for a fingerprint clearance card. Must obtain ACLS and PALS within ninety (90) days of hire or transfer.
- Ability to work with culturally diverse people is a must.
- Bilingual is preferred.
- Must have excellent communication, time management and customer service skills.
- Requires basic computer word processing skills (e.g. formatting, editing, printing, composing email, internet searches, etc.) to be able to successfully navigate through an electronic medical record using a computer.
- Requires the ability to read, write and speak effectively in English.