Registered Nurse - Post Anesthesia Care Unit

Mclaren-Health-Care; Lapeer (MI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care in Michigan seeks a Registered Nurse for the Post Anesthesia Care Unit. The role involves coordinating patient care during hospital stays, including cardiac monitoring and evidence-based practices, while ensuring safety, privacy and dignity.

Essential duties include hourly rounding, medication administration, IV management and responding to emergencies. Requires Michigan RN license, BLS, ACLS within 6 months, TNCC within 1 year, and 2 years PACU/ICU experience.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Must possess valid State of Michigan Nursing License.
• BLS certified.
• ACLS certified within 6 months of hire.
• TNCC certified within 1 year of hire.
• 2 years previous experience as an RN in Critical Care or PACU.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate delivery of nursing care for monitored patients during hospitalization.
• Maintain safe patient care environment and patient privacy.
• Perform hourly rounding and administer medications as directed.
• Initiate and monitor IVs and IV medications.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Critical Care

PACU experience

BLS certified

ACLS within 6 months

Education

Accredited nursing program graduate

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: Variable
Shift: Casual
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 0

Position Summary:

The registered nurse is a professional nurse who coordinates the delivery of nursing care for monitored patients during their hospital stay including cardiac monitoring, hemodynamic stabilization, responsive to emergent situations and care of evidence-based medicine patients. The registered nurse ensures that quality nursing care is rendered to all patients in accordance with the Michigan Department of Public Health, the medical center and nursing department standards. Utilizing the nursing process, functions primarily in direct patient care. The registered nurse participates in maintaining a safe patient care environment, maintains patient privacy, dignity, confidentiality and respects patient’s rights.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

• 1. Performs purposeful hourly rounding including: Pain, Position, Personal needs and Possessions
• 2. Administers medication to patients as directed
• 3. Initiates and monitors IV’s and IV medication

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing
• Must possess valid State of Michigan Nursing License
• BLS certified
• ACLS certified within 6 months of hire
• TNCC certified within 1 year of hire
• 2 years previous experience as an RN in Critical Care or PACU

Preferred:

• Previous experience working in OR/PACU/OP/ENDO
• Previous experience working in critical care
• Previous work experience within the specific unit specialty
• Specialty certification within the specific unit

Additional Information

• Daily Work Times: Variable
• 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.