Registered Nurse - Medical ICU

McLaren Health Care; Bay City (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $15,000

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a dedicated ICU/CCU registered nurse in Michigan for a full-time night shift. The role entails bedside care, collaboration with physicians, and leadership of nursing team members.

You will participate in discharge planning, educate patients and families, and ensure safety and quality in a high-acuity setting. Requirements include an active Michigan RN license, BLS, ACLS within one year of hire, and Basic Dysrhythmia training.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Current Michigan nursing license required.
• ACLS and Basic Dysrhythmia training within specified timelines.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with physician to implement plan of care.

Skills

Nursing care

Team leadership

Critical thinking

Education

Registered Nurse license (MI)

BLS (AHA/Red Cross)

ACLS within 1 year

Basic Dysrhythmia training

Job description

The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals across the state, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 730-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 242,000 Michigan lives, 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 center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 93,000 network providers throughout Michigan.

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 elsewherein 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.

SIGN ON BONUS AVAILABLE UP TO $15,000

Unit Based CCU/ ICU

• Effectively manages the critical care of the patient with hemodynamic monitoring
• Accurately and effectively administers high risk medications
• Effectively monitors and manages the care of the patient with hemodynamic instability
• Effectively monitors and manages the care of the patient with respiratory instability including mechanical ventilation
• Actively participates in unit quality measures
• Incorporates Evidence Based Practice in patient care
• Ability to promote compassion and a therapeutic environment

Qualifications

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
• Must satisfactorily complete ACLS course and Critical Care course within one year of hire/transfer
• Must satisfactorily complete first available Basic Dysrhythmia course

Preferred

• Six-month experience in acute care setting or equivalent
• Critical Care Registered Nurse

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26011701
• Daily Work Times: 7p-730a
• 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.