Agency Registered Nurse

INSIGHT Surgical Hospital • Warren, MI

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About The Position

Insight Coldwater is seeking agency registered nurses for Acute Care/Telemetry, ICU/Stepdown, Inpatient Psychiatric, and Emergency Department assignments. Nurses assume responsibility and accountability for applying the nursing process and delivering patient care in their assigned settings. They are expected to make effective clinical judgments, use critical thinking, coordinate care, perform according to applicable nursing standards, and assist others in managing patient care.

Acute Care/Telemetry nurses care for medical and surgical telemetry patients. The facility admits non-critical-care pediatric patients aged 6 months and older. ICU/Stepdown nurses work in a mixed-acuity unit and may be assigned to rapid response or code blue teams. They may also be required to float to the medical-surgical floor. Inpatient Psychiatric nurses use nursing, psychosocial, and neurobiological expertise to promote well-being through prevention and education, and to assess, diagnose, and treat mental health and substance use disorders. Emergency Department nurses care for patients of all ages and may be assigned to rapid response or code blue teams.

All assignments use 12-hour shifts and require 36–48 hours per week depending on the contract. Each contract is 13 weeks, with extensions available; 26 weeks is preferred. Block scheduling is not guaranteed. Patient-to-nurse ratios depend on unit and acuity: Acute Care/Telemetry is 5:1 on days and nights; ICU-level patients are 2:1, while intermediate-level patients are 3–4:1, with mixed-acuity assignments subject to specified limits; Inpatient Psychiatric is up to 8:1 depending on acuity; and Emergency Department is up to 4:1 depending on acuity.

Requirements

• Current Michigan Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Physical ability and perceptual acuity, including visual and hearing ability, to perform direct and indirect patient care functions.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use the nursing process.
• Current BLS certification/card; additional certifications vary by assignment.
• Experience in NIHSS assessments for Acute Care/Telemetry, ICU/Stepdown, and Emergency Department assignments.
• ICU/Stepdown: one year of critical care experience within the last three years required; one year of cardiac telemetry monitoring experience within the last three years required; current BLS and ACLS cards.
• Emergency Department: one year of emergency department care experience within the last three years required; one year of cardiac telemetry monitoring experience within the last three years required; current BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, and ENPC cards; experience in Aegis de-escalation or similar de-escalation training.
• Inpatient Psychiatric: current BLS card; experience in Aegis de-escalation or similar de-escalation training.

Nice To Haves

• Acute Care/Telemetry: one year of acute care RN experience within the last three years.
• Acute Care/Telemetry: one year of cardiac telemetry monitoring experience within the last three years.
• ICU/Stepdown: one year of acute or intermediate care experience.
• Inpatient Psychiatric: one year of PMH RN experience within the last three years.
• Emergency Department: one year of acute or intermediate care experience.

Responsibilities

• Deliver patient care in the assigned clinical setting and assume accountability for that care.
• Apply the nursing process and make effective and efficient clinical judgments.
• Use critical thinking and coordinate patient care.
• Perform according to applicable nursing standards and assist others in managing patient care.
• Acute Care/Telemetry: care for medical and surgical telemetry patients, including non-critical-care pediatric patients aged 6 months and older.
• ICU/Stepdown: provide care in a mixed-acuity intensive and intermediate care unit; may serve on rapid response or code blue teams and may float to the medical-surgical floor as needed.
• Inpatient Psychiatric: promote well-being through prevention and education, and assess, diagnose, and treat mental health and substance use disorders.
• Emergency Department: provide care to patients of all ages; may serve on rapid response or code blue teams.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: No Education Listed