Registered Nurse (RN) Medical-Surgical
About The Position
Registered Nurse (RN), Medical/Surgical Unit. This is a full-time position (0.9 FTE or 72 hours per pay period) with a schedule of 6 x 12-hour shifts, Nights (7p-7a), including rotating weekends and holidays. A $7,500 sign-on bonus is available to well-qualified applicants. UP Health System - Marquette is part of Lifepoint Health, a healthcare network committed to prioritizing employee well-being to enable exceptional patient care. As a Med Surg RN, you will contribute to the mission of making communities healthier. The unit is a 54-bed acute Medical and Surgical unit with 3 wings, each having 18 beds. It offers good support from care aides and a wide variety of patient conditions and interventions, providing opportunities for skill development and professional growth. The unit is fast-paced with continuous admissions and discharges.
Requirements
- Current Michigan RN license
- Associate’s degree from an accredited nursing school
- Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP)
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
Responsibilities
- Performs plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, as well as other medical care treatment.
- Documents patient care given.
- Monitors, records, and communicates patient condition as appropriate to care team, physician, patient, and family.
- Assists patients with performing activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
- Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
- Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
- Works as an advocate for the physical and emotional well-being of the patient.
Benefits
- Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees
- Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
- Short- and long-term disability
- Paid family leave
- Paid time off
- Higher education and certification tuition assistance
- Loan assistance
- 401(k) retirement package and company match
- Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs)
- Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
