Registered Nurse (Ortho Neuro Progressive Care), Full Time, Nights

Holland Hospital•Holland, MI

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN is responsible for the provision and coordination of patient centered care. The RN coordinates care to achieve desired outcomes, participates in patient and family teaching and provides leadership by delegating and working cooperatively and collaboratively with ancillary nursing and other members of the healthcare team in maintaining standards for professional nursing practice and professional nursing performance in the clinical setting. The RN is also accountable to practice in accordance with the Michigan Public Health Code Act 368 of 1978, Article 15 (Health Occupations), Part 172 (Nursing). The RN must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and service appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her area.

Requirements

Graduate of accredited Registered Nursing Program required
Current Michigan RN License (or completed by end of orientation) required
Current BLS for the Healthcare Provider (or completed within 60 days of hire) required

Nice To Haves

Recent hospital experience and/or previous nursing practice experience preferred.
2 years prior RN experience in desired specialty area preferred.
Prior experience with electronic patient documentation system preferred.
Prior experience with technology common to specialty area (i.e., cardiac monitors, IV pumps) preferred.
Bilingual preferred.
ACLS Certification or completed within one year of hire (For ICU/TU, Cardiac Cath Lab, Emergency, PACU, Surgery Center, Endoscopy, Spine/Orthopedics, Float Pool).
PALS certification or completed within one year of hire (For Emergency, 5 West, PACU, Surgery Center).
NRP Certification or completed within one year of hire (For Birth Center).
Certification in specialty area (CCRN, CRN, CNOR, CEN, etc) preferred.

Responsibilities

Provision and coordination of patient centered care.
Coordinate care to achieve desired outcomes.
Participate in patient and family teaching.
Provide leadership by delegating and working cooperatively and collaboratively with ancillary nursing and other members of the healthcare team.
Maintain standards for professional nursing practice and professional nursing performance in the clinical setting.
Practice in accordance with the Michigan Public Health Code Act 368 of 1978, Article 15 (Health Occupations), Part 172 (Nursing).
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and service appropriate to the age of the patients served in his/her area.
Promote patient safety by maintaining the policies and procedures of the hospital and nursing department, including maintaining the Patient's Bill of Rights.
Practice in accordance with the ANA Standards of Professional Performance including: QUALITY OF PRACTICE, EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE EVALUATION, COLLABORATION, ETHICS, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE and RESEARCH, RESOURCE UTILIZATION, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, COLLEGIALITY.
Demonstrate leadership in the profession and in the professional practice setting.
Appropriately direct and supervise support personnel in the performance of delegated nursing activities.
Actively participate in or support, on a regular basis, shared decision-making activities.
Demonstrate awareness of and accountability to department/organization strategic goals and quality initiatives.
Collect and document comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or the situation.
Use critical thinking skills to analyze assessment data to determine the pertinent diagnosis or issues.
Respond appropriately to changing needs of patients, including response to emergency/life threatening situations.
Identify expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or situation.
Develop and document an individualized plan of care which incorporates the patient's significant other as appropriate and that prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcomes.
Identify initial and ongoing discharge planning needs.
Evaluate and document the patient's response to care given.
Coordinate care across the continuum to meet the identified and anticipated needs of the patient and his/her support network.
Function as advocate for patient/significant other.
Demonstrate skills needed to implement the identified plan of care, incorporating elements of Standards of Professional Performance as appropriate.
Prioritize and adjust priorities based on patient/unit needs.
Evaluate and document patient's progress towards attainment of desired outcomes.
Optimize patient learning through evaluating a patient's learning abilities and carrying out the education of the patient.