Registered Nurse - Emergency Services

Karmanos Cancer Institute; Mount Pleasant (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Emergency Department. The role provides direct nursing care during 7:00 PM–7:30 AM shifts, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to stabilize and treat acutely ill patients.

Candidates must graduate from an approved RN program, hold MI RN license, and obtain BLS; ALS, PALS, TNCC within specified timelines. The unit emphasizes safety, fast decision-making, and compassionate patient education, with opportunities for

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved registered nursing program.
• Must have a current Michigan Registered Nurse license.
• BLS Certification.
• ALS, PALS and TNCC certifications within specified timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate total nursing care and lead in clinical setting.
• Assess and treat patients across emergency conditions.
• Administer high-risk medications safely.
• Collaborate with healthcare team for trauma and stroke care.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory standards.

Skills

Critical thinking

Nursing assessment

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

RN degree

Tools

BLS Certification

ALS certification

PALS certification

TNCC 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.

Coordinates total nursing care for patients, participates in patient and family teaching and provides leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary nursing and other patient team personnel in maintained standards for professional nursing practice in the clinical setting.

The Registered Nurse is held accountable to the ethical and professional standards as defined in the ANA Code for Nurses, the ANA Nursing’s Social Policy Statement, the State of Michigan Public Health code and the ANA and Specialty Nursing Standards of Clinical Practice.

The Registered Nurse is also accountable to adhering to the standards set by regulatory agencies such as but not limited to the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), Conditions of Participation of Healthcare Finance Administration (HCFA), and Michigan Occupational Health and Safety (MIOSHA). These accountabilities require individual competence in nursing practice, and the recognition and responsible acceptance of individual actions and judgments.

Unit Based Competencies – Emergency

• Assesses patients for suicidal tendencies and ideations, as indicated.
• Assesses and treats pediatric fever, utilizing age specific competencies.
• Appropriately assesses and treats abdominal pain and headaches in patients of all ages.
• In collaboration with other healthcare team members, assesses and treats lacerations and extremity injuries.
• Assesses adult patients for dyspnea and provides treatment as indicated.
• Based on the patient’s clinical condition, administers high risk medications safely, effectively and accurately.
• Effectively manages the care of the trauma patient in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
• Effectively assesses and manages the care of the stroke patient in collaboration with other members of the healthcare team.
• Transfuses blood in a safe and timely manner
• Safely handles body fluids contaminated by toxic chemicals to protect patients, healthcare workers and the public.

Required:

• Education - Graduate of an approved registered nursing program.
• Must have a current Michigan Registered Nurse license
• BLS Certification
• Must become ALS certified within three (3) months of date of hire or transfer
• Must become PALS certified within six (6) months of date of hire or transfer
• TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Curriculum) within 1 year of hire or transfer

Preferred:

• Six (6) months ER and/or ICU experience within the last two (2) years and/or meet internal posting criteria.
• One year hospital practice as a registered nurse

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Daily Work Times: 7p - 7:30a
• On Call: No

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.

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.