Registered Nurse - Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Karmanos Cancer Institute; Bay City (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Post Anesthesia Care Unit. You will collaborate with physicians to plan care, perform bedside nursing duties, and supervise PACU staff to ensure high-quality patient outcomes.

Required is a Michigan nursing license, BLS, and ACLS within one year of hire; six months of acute care experience is preferred. The role schedules full-time hours with on-call expectations.

Qualifications

• Graduate of accredited nursing program with MI license.
• Current BLS certification by AHA or Red Cross.
• ACLS certification to be completed within 12 months of hire.
• Six months of acute care experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide bedside nursing care and carry out medical orders.
• Delegate to and supervise Nurse Assistant and related staff.
• Lead PACU team to ensure efficient patient care and placement.
• Engage in discharge planning and patient teaching.

Skills

Nursing

PACU

ACLS

BLS

IV access

Team leadership

Education

RN License (MI)

Bachelor's in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Registered Nurse - Post Anesthesia Care Unit

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.

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.

PACU:

Team leads as assigned, responsible for efficient time management of peers (and self), ensuring efficient, cost-effective use of dept. resources, and ordering of supplies (may be delegated).

Possess ability to perform various assessment techniques, including cardiac rhythms and airway management, to identify potential/actual problems related to anesthesia and relevant surgical procedure. Consult anesthesiologist/physician when appropriate using assertive communication skills.

Utilize and troubleshoot specialty equipment (blood glucose monitor, IV pumps, Bladder scanner, ARJO lift/slides, EKG machine) in an independent, safe manner.

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

Must satisfactorily complete the first available Basic Dysrhythmia course

Must satisfactorily complete ACLS course within one year of hire/transfer (PPH/PACU/PMCS/ ENDO MINOR PROCEDURES)

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

Preferred:

Previous experience in Surgical Services area

Proficient in IV starts.

PALS (PACU)

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Requisition ID: 26004197
• Daily Work Times: 10:00a - 7:30p
• On Call: Yes

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.