Registered Nurse Casual - Nursing Float Pool

McLaren Health Care; Bay City (MI); On-site; USD 55,104 - 82,656; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Per Diem

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Bay City, MI seeks a per diem night-shift nurse for the Float Pool. The role involves collaborating with physicians to implement care plans and providing bedside nursing care while supervising support staff.

You will evaluate care effectiveness, participate in discharge planning, and mentor new staff, with opportunities for professional growth in a hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current nursing license to practice in Michigan.
• BLS certification required.
• ACLS within one year of transfer.
• Complete basic dysrhythmia course.

Responsibilities

• Provides bedside nursing care and carries out medical orders.
• Delegates to and oversees Nurse Assistant, Patient Care Associate and other staff.
• Collaborates with physician to plan a care plan for return to health.
• Evaluates effectiveness of the care plan.
• Leads patient conferences and coordinates discharge/transfer planning.
• Precepts/mentors new employees and students.

Skills

RN license

BLS certified

ACLS within 1 year

Dysrhythmia course

Education

RN degree / Diploma

RN license (MI)

Dysrhythmia course

ACLS within one year

BLS certification

Job description

Position Summary

Collaborates with physician to provide a plan of care that will return the patient to optimal health. Provides bedside nursing care and carries out medical orders. Delegates to and oversees Nurse Assistant, Patient Care Associate, OB Care Associate, Surgical Service Assistant, Nursing Clerk and Psychiatric Tech functions. Responsible for evaluating effectiveness of care plan.

Department

Float Pool

Daily Work Times

7p-7:30a

Shift

Nights

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours

Varied

Position Summary

Collaborates with physician to provide a plan of care that will return the patient to optimal health. Provides bedside nursing care and carries out medical orders. Delegates to and oversees Nurse Assistant, Patient Care Associate, OB Care Associate, Surgical Service Assistant, Nursing Clerk and Psychiatric Tech functions. Responsible for evaluating effectiveness of care plan.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities

Assumes responsibility for a leadership role encompassing:

• Integrating evidence-based knowledge into practice.
• Delegation and coordination of tasks and assignments of nursing care.
• Facilitates/participates in patient conferences.
• Identifies and provides the means to meet patients’ ongoing and discharge/transfer teaching needs by communicating with the appropriate resource persons and attending discharge/transfer planning conferences.
• Assumes the responsibility for professional growth by seeking out educational opportunities and utilizing programs in the hospital or elsewhere in the community.
• Teaches and/or guides professional and ancillary personnel.
• Precepts/mentors new employees and students.
• Functions as a team leader to ensure proper patient placement and delegation of assignments.

Required

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and holding a current license to practice in the state of Michigan.
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross Certification.
• ACLS within one year of transfer.
• Must satisfactorily complete the first available basic dysrhythmia course.

Preferred

• Six (6) months experience in an acute care setting or equivalent

Additional Information

• Schedule: Per Diem
• Requisition ID: 26004031
• Daily Work Times: 7p-730a
• Hours Per Pay Period: 0
• On Call: No
• Weekends: Yes