Registered Nurse Team Leader - Medical Surgical

Mclaren-Health-Care; Petoskey (MI); On-site; USD 78,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

McLaren Health Care is seeking a Registered Nurse Team Leader for the Medical Surgical unit. This 60-bed unit provides care for a broad patient population and operates as a Primary Stroke Center and Level 2 Trauma Center.

The role delivers nursing care per hospital policies and engages with a charge nurse, educator, and supervisor. A 6:1 nurse-to-patient ratio emphasizes teamwork and compassionate care. Full-time night shift with on-call and ACLS/other certifications where required.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license.
• ACLS required within six months for specified areas; NRP for Labor and Delivery; PALS for Pediatrics; TNCC within one year for ED.

Responsibilities

• Assess each assigned patient, document and evaluate response to plan of care, and take corrective action.
• Plan and implement the patient’s plan of care and provide patient teaching.
• Oversee all ancillary personnel for technical tasks.

Skills

Leadership

Teamwork

Clinical nursing

Care planning

Patient education

Education

RN license (Michigan)

ACLS certification

NRP certification

PALS certification

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.

Registered Nurse Team Leader - Medical Surgical

60 bed unit where we care for any and all patient populations that are not pediatrics or critical care. This includes but is not limited to:

• And we are a Primary Stroke Center
• And we are a Level 2 Trauma Center
• Post Surgical Patients
• With a robust surgical program including orthopedics, vascular, general, neurosurg, urology and bariatrics
• When the patient cannot be managed at home
• Medical Cases
• Sepsis, detox, COPD, kidney stones, foot ulcers, etc.

We have a charge nurse who oversees all 60 beds, as well as an educator on the day shift and a supervisor on the night shift, and a manger during normal business hours. The charge nurse serves as a resource to help answer any questions, an extra set of hands when needed, a clinical resource, and tracks the admissions and discharges. The nurse to patient ratio is 6:1, and requires you to enjoy hardwork and teamwork in order to be successful. The team works incredibly well together and we are looking for members to join the team that uphold the same values - caring for every patient like it's your own family, and lending a helping hand to do what's best for our patients and team.

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

1. Assesses each assigned patient, documents and evaluates their response to plan of care, and takes appropriate corrective action.
2. Plans and implements the patient’s plan of care/standard of care and provides patient teaching using the plan of care/standard of care.
3. Oversee all ancillary personnel for technical tasks.

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Experience in a specialty area will be considered. Experience specific to the unit/position may be required to maintain overall competency level of unit, as required by regulatory agency.
• Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license.
• Within six months of hire into department, ACLS required for RNs in Critical Care, Emergency, Endoscopy, Cardiac Cath Lab, Cardiac Rehab, Intensive Care Unit and Step-Down, Telemetry Floats. NRP required for RNs in Labor and Delivery; and PALS required for RNs in Pediatrics; PALS and TNCC within one year for the Emergency Department.

Preferred:

• One year of professional nursing experience.
• ACLS preferred in other units.

Additional Information

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

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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.