Registered Nurse - 6 C Telemetry Unit

McLaren Health Care; Flint (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care's 6 C Telemetry Unit in Flint, MI seeks a Registered Nurse to assess patients, plan and implement nursing care across assigned unit, and lead subordinates to ensure care plans are followed.

Requires Michigan RN license, BLS, ACLS within 6 months for certain units, and 2+ years in cardiac critical care or related areas; full-time, days, 7a-7:30p, 72 hours per pay.

Qualifications

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse to practice nursing in Michigan.
• BLS certification.
• ACLS certification within 6 months of hire or transfer for units specified.
• Minimum two years of experience in a cardiac critical care unit or related area.
• Preferred: experience in pulling arterial lines or venous sheaths.
• Preferred: experience in a Cardiac Cath Lab.
• Telemetry monitoring/interpretation within the last year.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to standards of nursing practice using the nursing process.
• Assesses and documents patient status on admission and continuously thereafter.
• Develops written plan of care with long- and short-term goals and nursing actions.

Skills

Telemetry monitoring

ECG interpretation

Cardiac critical care

Nursing supervision

Communication skills

Education

RN license in Michigan

ACLS certification

BLS certification

Job description

Position Summary: Responsible for assessing physiological, emotional, and spiritual needs of each patient within assigned unit area and planning nursing care to meet those needs. Responsible to see that nursing care plans are carried out through performance and/or leadership of subordinate personnel.

Department: 6 C Telemetry Unit

Shift: Days

Daily Work Times: 7a-730p

Scheduled Hours per Pay: 72

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

• Adheres to standards of nursing practice of McLaren Flint, which consists of systematic approach to nursing practice by using nursing process.
• Assesses and documents patient’s status on admission and continuously thereafter including procedural areas
• Develops written plan of care, including long and short range goals and nursing actions.

Inpatient Units

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse to practice nursing in Michigan.
• BLS
• ACLS Certification within 6 months of hire or transfer for units specified: 2 Central, 4 Central, CCU, ICU, PCU, ER, and 12 South

Additional Qualifications Of Specialty Units

Cardiovascular Services / CVCU

Required:

• Minimum of two years of experience required in a cardiac critical care unit, step down unit such as 12T, 9T, 4C, PACU, etc OR in a cardiac cath lab OR in an emergency department.
• ACLS within 6 months of hire or transfer

Preferred:

• Previous experience in pulling arterial lines or venous sheaths
• Knowledge of Intra-aortic Balloon Pumps

Cath Lab

Required:

• Minimum of two years of experience required in a cardiac critical care unit (2C, CCU, ICU), step down units (4C, 9T, 12T), Emergency Department, PACU, Cardiac Cath Lab, EP Lab or Neuro Interventional Procedures Lab.
• ACLS within 6 months of hire or transfer

Preferred:

• Previous experience as a Registered Nurse in a Cath Lab.
• CCRN certification.

Fenton ER

Required:

• Either (within the past 5 years):
• Two Years ED experience -OR-
• One-year ED experience with one-year critical care experience
• ACLS within 6 months of hire or transfer

Endo / Operating Room / PACU / PAT

Required:

• Possess 2 years of clinical acute care experience
• BLS Certified

Medical Imaging/Radiology

Required:

• Minimum of two years of experience required in a critical care unit (2C/ICU/CCU/SCU), step down unit, cardiac cath lab, ER, neuro interventional procedures lab.
• Competent in starting & maintaining IV’s
• 12 months of recent experience (within the last three (3) years) administrating & monitoring moderate sedation of patients.
• Competent to interpret 12 lead EKG
• ACLS within 6 months of hire or transfer

Preferred:

• Previous experience working in MRI and Radiology setting

Nursing Resource

Required:

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse to practice nursing in Michigan.
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in an inpatient nursing unit or ER within the last 5 years as an RN (to include: PACU, CVCU; to exclude: 11S, Joint and Spine, Rehab, Behavioral Health, Cath Lab, OR).
• Minimum of 6 months proven telemetry monitoring/interpretation experience within the last year and/or successful completion of McLaren Flint’s Telemetry Monitoring/Interpretation test within the last year

Partial Hospitalization

Required:

• ANCC Psych Certification within 2 years of hire or transfer.

LDRP

Required:

• NRP certification within 6 months of hire or transfer
• Complete the Intermediate Fetal Monitoring course and pass the test in accordance with AWHONN standards within 12 months of transfer or hire

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26010433
• Daily Work Times: 7a-730p
• Hours Per Pay Period: 72
• On Call: No
• Weekends: Yes