Registered Nurse - Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Mclaren-Health-Care; Lansing (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Post Anesthesia Care Unit. You will deliver patient-centered nursing care within the unit’s scope, following policies and nursing process guidelines to ensure quality outcomes.

The role requires a current Michigan RN license, graduation from an accredited nursing program, at least one year of telemetry experience, BLS certification, and ACLS & PALS within six months of hire. On-call included.

Qualifications

• Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license.
• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• A minimum of one year telemetry experience.
• American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification as Healthcare Provider.
• ACLS & PALS required within 6 months of hire.
• Preferred: Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Medical/Surgical Care Unit, Critical Care Unit, and/or Emergency Department experience.

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.

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 - Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Department:Post Anesthesia Care Unit
Daily Work Times:11a-830p
Shift:Evenings
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 11:00a - 8:30p

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:

Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license.

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

A minimum of one year telemetry experience.

American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification as Healthcare Provider.

• ACLS & PALS required within 6 months of hire.

Preferred:

Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Medical/Surgical Care Unit, Critical Care Unit, and/or Emergency Department experience.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of the ANA nursing standards of clinical nursing practice and Ingham nursing services standards of patient care.

Demonstrates competency in Dysrhythmia interpretation skills and pharmacology knowledge for treating cardiovascular emergencies.

Demonstrates the ability to accurately assess patient/resident condition.

Demonstrates the ability to develop, implement, and evaluate individualized patient/resident care plans/standards of care for the patient/resident population served.

Demonstrates the ability to complete patient/resident charts and related documentation in conformance with hospital standards and chart audit criteria.

Evaluates patient/resident educational needs; develops and implements appropriate teaching strategies.

Enhances individual and unit professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, in-service meetings, workshops, and by reading current literature and incorporating research into scope of nursing practice.

Maintains professional licensure, certifications, unit-specific competencies, and clinical ladder requirements as required by hospital and specialty area.

Additional Information

• Schedule: Full-time
• Additional Locations:Michigan, Lansing
• Requisition ID: 26004399
• Daily Work Times: 11a-830p
• On Call: Yes

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.