Registered Nurse - Emergency Services West Branch

Karmanos Cancer Institute; Michigan; On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in West Branch, Michigan is seeking a Registered Nurse for Emergency Services, nights, 7:00pm to 7:30am. This role collaborates with physicians to provide care and oversees ER Tech functions.

The ideal candidate has a Michigan RN license, BLS, and ACLS/TNCC within required timeframes; duties include patient assessment, care planning, and discharge planning with family involvement.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Michigan RN license.
• BLS certifica­tion by AHA or Red Cross.
• ACLS and TNCC certifications completed within required timeframes.

Responsibilities

• Provide bedside nursing care and execute physician orders.
• Delegate to/oversee ER technicians and ensure patient safety.
• Assist with discharge planning and patient/family education.

Skills

Nursing

Education

BSN or equivalent RN degree

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 - Emergency Services West Branch

Department: Emergency Services - West Branch

Shift: Nights

Daily Work Times: 7:00pm - 7:30am

Scheduled Biweekly Hours: 72

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 ER 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.
• Communicates relevant information in a manner that is understandable and effective.
• Shows organizational skills through effective planning.
• Utilizes the nursing process on admission and throughout hospitalization, actively involving the patient and family in the plan of care through: Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation.
• Demonstrates safe medication administration in accordance to established procedure.

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and holding a current license to practice in the state of Michigan
• Valid Michigan Registered Nurse License
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross Certification
• Must satisfactorily complete first available Basic Dysrhythmia course
• Must satisfactorily complete ACLS course and Basic Neuroscience course within one year of hire/transfer
• Must satisfactorily complete Non-Violent Physical Intervention course within one year of hire/transfer
• Must satisfactorily complete TNCC (Trauma Nurse Certification) within two years of hire/transfer
• Must satisfactorily complete PALS within two years of hire/transfer

Preferred:

None

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26003731
• Daily Work Times: 7:00pm - 7:30am
• 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.