Registered Nurse Casual - PACU

McLaren Health Care; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Per Diem

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan is seeking a Per Diem PACU Nurse to deliver care within the unit's scope, adhering to hospital policies and standards of practice.

The role requires graduation from an accredited nursing program, a current Michigan RN license, and BLS certification. ACLS, NRP, and PALS may be required based on unit needs; prior specialty experience is preferred to maintain competency.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited nursing program.
• Experience in a specialty area may be required to maintain competency.
• Current Michigan RN license and BLS Healthcare Provider certification.
• ACLS within six months for RNs in specified units; NRP/PALS as required.

Responsibilities

• Assess each patient, document and evaluate response to plan of care, and take corrective action.
• Plan and implement the plan of care and provide patient teaching.
• Oversee all ancillary personnel for technical tasks.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Patient assessment

Education

Graduate of an accredited nursing program

Job description

Position Summary:

Department: PACU
Shift: Casual
Daily Work Times: Variable
Scheduled Biweekly Hours: 0

Position Summary: Responsible for the delivery of nursing care within the assigned unit scope of practice following hospital policies and procedures, nursing process guidelines, standards of care, and standards of practice.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• Assesses each assigned patient, documents and evaluates their response to plan of care, and takes appropriate corrective action.
• Plans and implements the patient's plan of care/standard of care and provides patient teaching using the plan of care/standard of care.
• Oversee all ancillary personnel for technical tasks.

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Experience in a specialty area will be considered. Experience specific to the unit/position may be required to maintain overall competency level of unit, as required by regulatory agency.
• Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license.
• American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification as Healthcare Provider.
• Within six months of hire into department, ACLS required for RNs in Critical Care, Emergency, Endoscopy, Cardiac Cath Lab, Cardiac Rehab, Intensive Care Unit and Step-Down, Telemetry Floats. NRP required for RNs in Labor and Delivery; and PALS required for RNs in Pediatrics; PALS and TNCC within one year for the Emergency Department.

Preferred:

• One year of professional nursing experience.
• ACLS preferred in other units.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Per Diem
• Requisition ID: 26010113
• Daily Work Times: Variable
• Hours Per Pay Period: 0.01
• On Call: No
• Weekends: No