Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health Unit

Karmanos Cancer Institute; Michigan; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Karmanos Cancer Institute is looking for a Registered Nurse for its Behavioral Health Unit in Michigan. The candidate will utilize clinical judgment to assess and treat patients, ensuring integrated care according to best practices.

Qualifications include a valid nursing license in Michigan, cultural sensitivity, and BLS certification. The position emphasizes collaboration, effective communication, and leadership within a healthcare team.

Qualifications

• License to practice nursing in Michigan is required.
• Competency with all age groups within the patient population.
• Demonstrates sensitivity towards diverse ethnic groups.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with healthcare team for individualized care.
• Seek continuous learning and professional growth.
• Lead and serve as a clinical resource for peers.
• Communicate effectively with team members.
• Manage time effectively to improve team performance.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Effective communication

Leadership

Time management

Education

Bachelor's in Nursing

Tools

BLS certification

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 centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio.

Registered Nurse - Behavioral Health Unit

Uses clinical judgment skills to diagnose and treat patient responses to actual or potential health conditions. Assesses, monitors, detects, plans and takes appropriate action to prevent potential physiological complications and promotes optimal level of health. Accountable for integrating care within scope of practice licensure, relevant education and experience. Reports to shift Team Leader and is accountable to the Department Manager. Utilizes Policies and Procedures to guide job duties. Level specific criteria are evaluated annually and can be found in the MNM Clinical Ladder.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Clinical Expertise: Collaborates with other members of the health care team to develop, implement, and evaluate an individualized written plan of care based upon a physiological, psychosocial, spiritual assessment consistent with patient/significant other’s changing needs & goals, utilizing the Clinical Practice Model (CPM) and the “Caring-Quality Model.”
• Knowledge: Seeks life-long learning through certification, advanced practice, higher education, and literature review.
• Leadership/Credibility: Demonstrates leadership through sharing of knowledge, being a clinical resource, and professional role model.
• Communication: Demonstrates effective communication through collegial relationships, SBAR, and interdisciplinary communication.
• Productivity: Demonstrates enhanced time management skills and ability to assist others in order to contribute to overall performance of the team.
• Performs other duties consistent with purpose of job as directed by general and unit-specific competency-based objectives.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED

• License to practice nursing in the State of Michigan.
• Competent within 6 months of hire with all age groups within defined patient population. Demonstrates sensitivity when interacting with diverse ethnic groups.
• BLS certified

QUALIFICATIONS PREFERRED

• Bachelor's in Nursing preferred.

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.