Registered Nurse (ICU/Telemetry) Weekends, Nights

Holland Hospital•Holland, MI

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Holland Hospital’s 8-bed Intensive Care Unit and 22-bed Telemetry Unit provide intensive care to lakeshore communities. The units admit more than 2,600 seriously ill or injured patients each year and care for patients with conditions including sepsis, respiratory failure, pneumonia, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and stroke. The RN provides and coordinates patient-centered care to achieve desired outcomes, participates in patient and family teaching, and provides leadership by delegating and collaborating with ancillary nursing staff and other members of the healthcare team. The RN maintains professional nursing practice standards and practices in accordance with the Michigan Public Health Code Act 368 of 1978, Article 15, Part 172. The RN must demonstrate knowledge and skills appropriate to the ages of patients served in the assigned area. The position is full-time at 72 hours every two weeks, scheduled Friday through Sunday from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. Pay is $34–$49.18 per hour, plus a weekend-option differential. A $5,000 retention bonus is offered.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited Registered Nursing Program.
Current Michigan RN License, or completion by the end of orientation.
Current BLS for the Healthcare Provider certification, or completion within 60 days of hire.
For ICU/Telemetry: ACLS certification, or completion within one year of hire.

Nice To Haves

Certification in a specialty area, such as CCRN, CRN, CNOR, or CEN.
Recent hospital experience and/or previous nursing practice experience.
Two years of prior RN experience in the desired specialty area.
Prior experience with an electronic patient documentation system.
Prior experience with technology common to the specialty area, such as cardiac monitors or IV pumps.
Bilingual ability.

Responsibilities

Provide and coordinate patient-centered care to achieve desired outcomes.
Participate in patient and family teaching.
Provide leadership by delegating and collaborating with ancillary nursing staff and other healthcare team members.
Maintain hospital and nursing department policies and procedures, including the Patient’s Bill of Rights, to promote patient safety.
Systematically enhance the quality and effectiveness of nursing practice.
Maintain knowledge and competency reflecting current evidence-based nursing practice.
Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations.
Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare team members.
Integrate ethical provisions, evidence, and research findings into nursing practice.
Use appropriate resources to provide safe, effective, and financially responsible nursing services.
Practice in an environmentally safe and healthy manner and contribute to the professional development of peers, colleagues, and students.
Demonstrate professional leadership, direct and supervise support personnel performing delegated nursing activities, and participate in or support shared decision-making and organizational quality initiatives.
Collect, assess, analyze, and document comprehensive patient data, including physiological, sociocultural, safety, and spiritual needs; respond appropriately to changing or emergency conditions.
Identify expected outcomes and develop and document individualized plans of care, including discharge planning and coordination across the continuum of care.
Advocate for patients and significant others, implement plans of care, and prioritize and adjust priorities according to patient and unit needs.
Evaluate and document patient progress toward desired outcomes.
Assess patient learning abilities and provide education to optimize learning.