Registered Nurse - 8 S Orthopedics

McLaren Health Care; Flint (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Registered Nurse for McLaren Flint to assess patients, plan and coordinate nursing care across cardiac, ED, ICU and imaging units. This role emphasizes adherence to McLaren nursing standards and patient-centered care.

Candidates must hold Michigan RN license, ACLS within 6 months, 12-lead EKG interpretation, and telemetry monitoring experience. Preference given to those with cath lab or cardiac care experience.

Qualifications

• Licensed as a Registered Nurse to practice nursing in Michigan.
• ACLS certification within 6 months of hire or transfer for specified units.
• Minimum of two years of experience in a cardiac critical care unit or related areas (CCU, ICU, ED, Cath Lab).
• Competent to interpret 12-lead EKG and to start/maintain IVs.

Responsibilities

• Adheres to McLaren Flint nursing standards and uses the nursing process.
• Assesses patient status on admission and continuously thereafter; develops written plan of care with goals.
• Ensures nursing care plans are carried out through leadership of subordinate personnel.

Skills

RN license Michigan

ACLS certification

12-lead ECG interpretation

Telemetry monitoring

Sedation administration

Cath Lab / IR experience

ED experience

IABP knowledge

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, 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 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

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.
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.

Required:

Licensed as a Registered Nurse to practice nursing in Michigan.

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.

Required:

Either (within the past 5 years):

One-year ED experience with one-year critical care experience

ACLS within 6 months of hire or transfer

Required:

Possess 2 years of clinical acute care experience

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

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

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.

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McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employmentwithout 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 classificationprotected by law.