Registered Nurse ( RN ) - Bronson Battle Creek Birthplace - Full-time 12D

Bronson Healthcare•Battle Creek, NE

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse at Bronson Battle Creek Birthplace manages patient care under general supervision and in accordance with organizational policies, unit guidelines, and the Michigan Public Health Code. The RN uses the nursing process to assess, plan, diagnose, implement, and evaluate care throughout the patient’s stay, coordinating care with other professionals and delegating appropriate tasks to patient care assistants and universal service assistants. The RN provides physical care appropriate to patient acuity and complexity, and documents and communicates patient responses, resource use, and anticipated needs. Direct-care employees must demonstrate competencies specific to the populations they serve. The RN develops individualized care plans and expected outcomes with patient and family input, delivers and evaluates interventions, administers prescribed medications and treatments, provides education, coordinates discharge planning, and promotes patient comfort, safety, autonomy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights. The role also includes collaboration with patients, families, and healthcare professionals; participation in quality improvement, continuing education, peer review, and professional development; and integration of research and evidence-based practice into care. This position is in the OB Mother/Baby Unit at Bronson Battle Creek Hospital, with a 12-hour day shift and 36 scheduled hours per week. The posting also includes role-specific duties for scrub nurses and virtual registered nurses, as well as requirements tied to other units and Bronson facilities; those duties apply where relevant to the assigned role or facility.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Nursing.
Licensed Registered Nurse in good standing in the state of Michigan.
BLS certification by completion of core orientation.
Bachelor’s degree in Nursing must be obtained within 8 years of hire if the nurse does not already hold a BSN or higher nursing degree.
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.
Ability to project a clearly understandable voice through audiovisual technology when performing applicable virtual RN duties.
Ability to grip and use a computer keyboard and mouse when performing applicable virtual RN duties.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing is preferred.
For Labor & Delivery and Mother/Baby/Antepartum RNs at BMH and BBC, National Certification Corporation Electronic Fetal Monitoring (C-EFM) board certification is preferred but not required.
Unit-specific critical care, ALS, or other certifications may be required for some RN positions.

Responsibilities

Manage patient care throughout the length of stay to achieve quality outcomes and timely discharge.
Use the nursing process to assess patients, identify problems, plan and implement individualized care, and evaluate outcomes.
Coordinate care with other professionals and delegate appropriate tasks to patient care assistants and universal service assistants.
Provide physical care within the scope of professional nursing practice, based on patient acuity and complexity.
Document and communicate patients’ responses to care, resource use, and anticipated needs.
Collect and analyze comprehensive patient data, including vital signs, and document nursing histories and age-appropriate needs and strengths.
Develop expected outcomes and individualized interventions with patient and family input, incorporating clinical pathways and input from the healthcare team as appropriate.
Administer prescribed medications and treatments using approved nursing techniques and policies, and use evidence-based interventions.
Provide patient education and coordinate discharge planning and care progression.
Evaluate intervention effectiveness and patient progress, and document responses toward expected outcomes.
Participate in quality improvement, ongoing education, professional self-evaluation, peer review, and the development of peers and colleagues.
Collaborate with patients, families, and other health disciplines; advocate for patients and protect their autonomy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights.
Apply research findings and evidence-based practice to improve patient health, nursing practice, and the practice environment.
Assign or delegate tasks with consideration for patient needs and condition, potential harm, complexity, and predictability of outcomes.
Participate in nursing councils and appropriate hospital or unit committees, attend at least 50% of unit staff meetings, and support a healthy professional work environment.
For virtual RN duties where applicable: conduct admission screening, patient and family education, discharge planning, medication acknowledgments, and diagnostic questionnaires through secure digital platforms; support safety initiatives and staff; use EHR tools to facilitate patient progression; and document and evaluate individualized care plans and virtual nursing services.
For scrub RN duties where applicable: prepare for procedures, anticipate the needs of physicians and the surgical team, monitor patient condition, maintain and update case information, ensure proper equipment use, and provide after-hours call coverage on a rotational basis.