Bronson Battle Creek Float Pool Registered Nurse (RN) Full-Time 12N (7p-7a)

Bronson Healthcare•Battle Creek, NE

16h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse manages patient care throughout the length of stay under general supervision and in accordance with organizational, unit, and Michigan Public Health Code policies and guidelines. The RN uses the nursing process—assessment, planning, diagnosis, implementation, and evaluation—to achieve quality outcomes and timely discharge. This includes coordinating care delivered by other professionals, delegating appropriate tasks, providing physical care within the scope of professional nursing practice, and documenting and communicating patient responses, resource use, and anticipated needs during each tour of duty. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the populations served. The RN delivers individualized, evidence-based care; assesses patient needs and changes in condition; develops and implements plans of care with patients, families, and the healthcare team; administers prescribed medications and treatments; provides patient education; and evaluates and documents progress toward expected outcomes. The role also includes professional practice and quality improvement, ongoing learning and competency, collaboration, ethical and culturally sensitive care, patient advocacy, and contributing to a supportive work environment. This is a full-time Float Pool RN position at Bronson Battle Creek, scheduled for 36 hours per week on 12-hour night shifts, 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Some duties and requirements described in the posting apply only to particular departments or Bronson locations, including scrub RN, swing-bed, and specialty-unit requirements.

Requirements

Associate's degree in Nursing.
Licensed Registered Nurse in good standing in the state of Michigan.
BLS certification by completion of core orientation.
Nurses hired without a BSN or higher nursing degree must obtain a BSN within eight years of hire; failure to meet this requirement results in termination of employment.
Ability to read, interpret, and analyze data from computer systems and equipment to determine an appropriate plan of action.
Ability to communicate constantly verbally, in writing, and electronically.
Direct patient care employees must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred.
Critical care or ALS certification, and other certifications, may be required for some RNs depending on the unit.
For applicable Emergency Department positions at Bronson South Haven, SALT triage, ESI Triage, and NIH Stroke Scale completion within 90 days of hire; ACLS, PALS, and TNCC within six months of hire (TNCC required only for full-time and part-time nurses).
For applicable Special Care Unit positions at Bronson South Haven, PALS certification within six months of hire.
For applicable Labor & Delivery and Mother/Baby/Antepartum RNs at BMH and BBC, Electronic Fetal Monitoring certification through PQF or NCC within six months of completing intermediate fetal monitoring.
For applicable BAH positions, a current Michigan driver's license and proof of insurance are required.

Responsibilities

Manage patient care throughout the length of stay to support quality outcomes and timely discharge.
Use the nursing process to assess, plan, diagnose, implement, and evaluate patient care.
Coordinate care provided by other professionals and delegate appropriate tasks to patient care assistants and universal service assistants.
Provide physical care within the scope of professional nursing practice, considering patient acuity and complexity.
Document and communicate patient responses to care, resource consumption, and anticipated needs during each tour of duty.
Collect and analyze comprehensive patient data, identify problems, establish individualized expected outcomes, and develop plans of care with patient and family input where appropriate.
Implement evidence-based interventions, administer prescribed medications and treatments, maintain patient comfort and safety, and coordinate patient education.
Organize and delegate patient care interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of care provided by self and others.
Evaluate patient progress and response to interventions and document progress toward expected outcomes.
Participate in quality improvement, ongoing education, competency maintenance, self-evaluation, and peer review as appropriate.
Collaborate with patients, families, and other health disciplines; protect patient autonomy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights; and serve as a patient advocate.
Use research findings and evidence-based practice to improve patient health and nursing practice.
Consider patient safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact when planning and delivering nursing services and assigning or delegating tasks.
Provide leadership in the professional practice setting, participate in councils or committees as appropriate, attend at least 50% of unit staff meetings, and help maintain a healthy work environment.
For scrub RN assignments, prepare supplies and equipment, anticipate procedural and physician needs, monitor the operative field and patient condition, maintain appropriate equipment use, and support circulators with specialty equipment and positioning needs.
For applicable scrub RN assignments, perform scrub duties across multiple services and take after-hours call on a rotational basis.
For applicable HDU assignments, meet additional on-call requirements beyond regular scheduled hours.
For applicable swing-bed assignments, complete the annual Workday CBL and understand swing-bed documentation and care requirements; employees approved to work only in a swing-bed facility may be expected to cover shifts at Bronson Lakeview Hospital or Bronson South Haven Hospital based on acuity and staffing needs.