Job Details: RN - MEDICAL ICU (DAYS & NIGHTS)

Company: St. Joseph´s Hospital & Medical Center – St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has been a symbol of quality healthcare in the Valley of the Sun for more than 110 years. We are extremely proud to announce that we are the only Arizona hospital to be voted a "Best Place to Work in the Valley" five years in a row.

Description: St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center has been a symbol of quality healthcare in the 'Valley of the Sun' for more than 111 years. We are Arizona's ONLY hospital to be voted a 'Best Place to Work in the Valley' for FOUR years in a row.
We are extremely proud to announce that we are the only Arizona hospital to be voted a 'Best Place to Work in the Valley' five years in a row. We are also proud to be named a top hospital by Ranking Arizona Magazine and to be routinely recognized as one of the country's best neuroscience centers by U.S. News & World Report.

St. Joseph's is home to:
- The internationally renowed Barrow Neurological Institute

- St. Joseph's Children's Health Center, which is the second largest provider of comprehensive pediatric services in the state

- The Heart & Lung Institute at St. Joseph's

- St. Joseph's Trauma Center, which is the only Level 1 trauma center in Arizona that's verified by the American College of Surgeons

St. Joseph's continues to expand and enhance its services to meet the growing needs of the community by providing comprehensive neurological, neurosurgical, pediatric, perinatal, cardiac, thoracic, and cancer care. The hospital's nine critical care units serve more than 60,000 patients each year. In 2006, St. Joseph's opened a 144-bed tower, making it the largest hospital in Arizona with 690 beds.

Founded in 1895 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph's continues to help the underserved through clinics, community grants and outreach programs. The hospital is part of Catholic Healthcare West, which has more than 40 hospitals in Arizona, California and Nevada.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS

U.S. News & World Report and Solucient have both listed St. Joseph's as one of the nation's top hospitals. This is a reflection of our strength and leadership in several areas of expertise. For Arizonans, this means access to treatment of the highest standard. For our staff, it means the opportunity to build careers working with the best of the best.

Committed to providing the highest level of patient satisfaction, our 16 bed Medical ICU, will provide unique opportunities for both experienced and new graduate nurses. We are committed to a unit with outstanding teamwork and low turnover. This unit provides nurses the opportunity to work 12 hour shifts with nurse to patient ratios of 1:2 and 1:1.

Join us now as we are seeking Registered Nurses (RN) for both our day and night shifts to coordinate, supervise and implement patient care based on competence, professional expertise, knowledge and evidence-based practice. The Registered Nurse is expected to practice autonomously, consistent with professional standards, Nurse Practice Act and hospital job description.

Minimum Requirements:
AZ RN license or RN License from a Compact State AND ACLS certification required.
(Please refer to www.ncsbn.org for complete listing of Compact States.)

New Graduate nurses must successfully complete our Critical Care Course.

Nurses who secure a position within this unit will be required to become certified in Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy within one year of employment.

RN - 2 years Preferred

Keywords: Medical ICU, MICU, Intensive Care Unit, Registered Nurse, Staff Nurse, RN, Nurse, Phoenix, Phx, Arizona, Az
Please reply online. We look forward to hearing from you!

Posting Date: Aug 22 08