GRADUATE REGISTERED NURSE - Harper/Hutzel Hospital
About The Position
DMC Harper University Hospital is a specialty referral hospital recognized for clinical expertise and innovative research, with Centers of Excellence in neurosciences, bariatric surgery, vascular services, multidisciplinary cardiovascular services, hypertension, stroke prevention, and heart failure. DMC is hiring Graduate Nurses for all facilities and all shifts. The Graduate Nurse (GN) is a member of the patient care delivery team. Under the supervision of a registered nurse, the GN participates in patient care activities, including patient and family education, for an assigned group of patients and their families. The role involves communication and collaboration with team members, ancillary services, and support services. Specific patient-care tasks may vary across units or service lines according to the patient population; approved unit or service-line duties may be added to or removed from the general job description.
Requirements
- Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
- Temporary authorization to practice as a graduate nurse under the direct supervision of a registered nurse, as required by law, regulation in the state of practice, or policy.
- Must obtain a Michigan registered nurse license within 90 days of hire; if the license is not obtained within that period, the employee's classification will change to Nurse Associate (5NA41) or employment may be terminated.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate and cooperate with care team members to support consistent, high-quality care and productive employee relations; support continuous improvement and teamwork, follow DMC's mission, vision, and values, and adhere to its Customer Service Standards.
- Under registered nurse supervision, coordinate care activities and patient/family education for an assigned group of patients; coordinate care for uncomplicated patients; use clinical pathways and protocols; incorporate discharge planning upon admission; evaluate progress and variances; and modify plans to support desired outcomes.
- Coordinate care activities involving other departments to improve efficiency, minimize delays, and optimize patient outcomes; participate in cost-containment efforts.
- Under registered nurse supervision, determine patient and family needs, identify goals, develop and implement care plans, and provide culturally sensitive, competent, patient- and family-centered care.
- Ensure physician orders are carried out according to plan.
- Document and communicate patient responses to care and treatment; monitor relevant laboratory values for medication therapeutic ranges; and assess medication side effects and responses.
- Participate in identifying quality-improvement opportunities based on feedback from patients, families, visitors, and physicians.
- Promote the safety of patients, families, employees, visitors, and the unit.
- Identify patient and family learning needs related to health status, ongoing care, and home-care requirements; coordinate interdisciplinary teaching and discharge planning; and provide discharge instructions about treatment, follow-up plans, and medications.
- Under registered nurse supervision, collaborate with physicians, care management specialists, continuum care management specialists, and other health care providers in carrying out the nursing process.
- Contact and interact with care management specialists and continuum care management specialists based on patient assessments, risk factors, and referral mechanisms.
- Seek input from other caregivers in developing, implementing, and evaluating care plans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
