Graduate Nurse

Karmanos Cancer Institute; Bay City (MI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A comprehensive cancer center in Bay City, Michigan is seeking registered nurses to provide patient care under the supervision of an RN. Responsibilities include managing patient care assignments, contributing to patient assessments, and ensuring safety in the care environment. Candidates must have completed an accredited nursing program and will need to obtain state licensure. This full-time role may involve variable daily work times and on-call responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of an accredited school of nursing program by start or transfer date.
• Certification in BLS or equivalent required.
• Will take the State of Michigan Licensure Examination within 60 days.
• BLS or Canadian equivalent certification required.

Responsibilities

• Complete patient care assignments in a timely manner.
• Contribute to development of patient problem list.
• Identify ongoing and discharge teaching needs.
• Demonstrates competency in basic nursing skills and responds to emergencies per procedure.
• Maintains a safe patient care environment.

Skills

Patient care

Emergency response

Basic nursing skills

Education

Accredited nursing program

Job description

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Under supervision of RN preceptor completes patient care assignments within a reasonable length of time, meeting the obvious needs of the patient.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Completes patient care assignments within a reasonable length of time, meeting the obvious needs of the patient.
• Contributes to the development of patient problem list using the nursing process:
  • A. achieve established nursing care goals and/or
  • B. prevent further pathophysiology and/or
  • C. correct pathophysiology and/or
  • D. maintain function.
• Identifies patient’s ongoing and discharge teaching needs.
• Demonstrates competency and knowledge in performing basic skills. Responds to real or simulated emergency and disaster situations according to established procedure.
• Maintains a safe patient care environment.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of an accredited school of nursing program by start or transfer date.
• Will be required to take the State of Michigan Licensure Examination within 60 days of your hire or transfer date.
• If RN Licensure is not obtained, GN would require employee to apply for and be accepted into another position within thirty (30) days or employment is terminated.
• BLS and/or Canadian equivalent by American Health Association or Red Cross Certification.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Additional Locations: Michigan, Bay City
• Requisition ID: 26001553
• Daily Work Times: Variable
• On Call: Yes

Equal Opportunity Employer

McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law.