Nurse Medical Surgical
Overview:
Hello Humankindness
Located conveniently off the Loop 101 and Glendale Avenue in Glendale, Arizona, St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center, a campus of St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, is the centerpiece of Dignity Health’s West Valley expansion. With a vision of “Partnering with patients, physicians, employees and communities to improve the health of all we serve”; St.Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center is collaborating with groups to build an organization that meets today’s changing healthcare needs.
As part of the new 35-acre medical campus, St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center features new approaches to healthcare via its onside collaboration with Dignity Health partners. The Westgate team has a solid patient/physician focused style to customer service; actively partnering with patients and physicians to plan for the continuum of care.It is with Dignity Health’s humankindness movement that gives St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center the opportunity to open a hospital that is based upon partnerships with patients, physicians, employees, and the community.
With future plans to expand, St. Joseph’s Westgate Medical Center, a 60,000 square foot hospital, includes a 12-bed full-service emergency department, a 24-bed inpatient unit, 2 operating rooms, 2 procedural rooms, dedicated space for diagnostic services, an ambulance bay and helipad.The campus features some of the most innovative uses of materials to promote patient safety, patient satisfaction and medical efficiency.
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.
Tobacco-free campus.
Responsibilities:
As our Medical Surgical Nurse at SJHMC- Westgate you’ll excel in your nursing career by providing care to patients admitted to our unit. Most of your patients are funneled in from other units providing you with the opportunity to build on your education and experience in specialized service lines such as cardiac, telemetry, orthopedics, neurology, critical care, surgical services, and emergency.
Your success in this role comes from your enthusiasm to help others - with a patient-first mindset. Keen assessment skills, critical thinking, and a sense of urgency support your career advancement and you thrive in a fast-paced clinical environment where you will rarely experience the same day twice.
Responsibilities:
- Except to deliver care to 4-6 patients per shift
- Administer medications, change dressings, monitor vital signs, and chart with timely documentation
- Collaborate with a variety of other healthcare professionals such as social work, care coordination, physical therapy, occupational therapy, lab, respiratory therapy, and imaging
Join our team at Dignity Health to take advantage of this amazing opportunity!
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Qualifications:
Minimum:
Education:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
- Preferred: BSN
Licensure:
- AZ RN license
- American Heart Association BLS certification