Registered Nurse ( RN ) - Outpatient Infusion Center - Bronson Methodist Hospital - Full-time Days 72hr/pp

Bronson Healthcare Group•Kalamazoo, MI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides care in the Outpatient Infusion Center at Bronson Methodist Hospital under general supervision and in accordance with organizational policies, unit procedures, and the Michigan Public Health Code. The nurse manages care delivery throughout the patient’s stay to support quality outcomes and timely discharge by using the nursing process, coordinating care with other professionals, delegating appropriate tasks, providing physical care suited to patient acuity, and documenting and communicating patient responses, resource use, and anticipated needs. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies appropriate to the population served. The role includes assessing patients, identifying problems, establishing individualized outcomes and care plans, implementing and evaluating interventions, administering prescribed medications and treatments, providing patient education, and coordinating discharge planning. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, and the healthcare team; advocates for patients; follows professional and ethical standards; participates in quality improvement and ongoing education; and contributes to a supportive work environment. The posting also contains duties and requirements for other RN specialties and sites, including scrub, virtual nursing, emergency, and swing-bed roles; these are not identified as specific duties of this Outpatient Infusion Center position. This is a full-time position on a 10-hour day shift, scheduled for 36 hours per week (72 hours per pay period), at Bronson Methodist Hospital South Campus in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Requirements

Associate degree in Nursing.
Current, good-standing Registered Nurse license for the state of Michigan.
BLS certification by completion of core orientation.
Ability to read, interpret, and analyze data from computer systems and equipment to determine an appropriate plan of action.
Ability to communicate consistently verbally, in writing, and electronically.
Ability to sustain attention and concentration for detailed or repetitive work, including computer or CRT use for 40–70% of the time.
Ability to regularly lift bulky or moderately heavy items up to 50 pounds and occasionally assist with heavier tasks or equivalent pushing, pulling, or handling.
Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in Nursing; nurses hired without a BSN or higher must obtain a BSN within eight years of hire.
Critical care or ALS and other certifications may be required for some RNs depending on the unit.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process to assess, plan, diagnose, implement, and evaluate patient care.
Coordinate care provided by other professionals and delegate appropriate tasks within professional nursing scope and the abilities of support staff.
Provide physical care appropriate to the patient's acuity and complexity, and document and communicate the patient's response, resource use, and anticipated needs.
Collect and analyze comprehensive assessment data, identify patient needs and problems, review vital signs, and document relevant nursing history and physical and emotional needs.
Develop individualized expected outcomes and plans of care with patient and family input, considering patient values and ethical and cultural considerations.
Coordinate discharge planning and use available continuum-of-care resources when outcomes have not been achieved.
Implement evidence-based interventions and administer prescribed medications and treatments in accordance with approved techniques, policies, and procedures.
Maintain patient comfort and safety, initiate and coordinate individualized patient education, and organize and delegate care interventions.
Evaluate intervention effectiveness and patient progress toward expected outcomes, and document responses.
Participate in quality improvement activities and use findings to improve nursing practice.
Maintain current nursing knowledge and competency through ongoing education and professional development.
Provide culturally and ethnically sensitive, age-appropriate care and evaluate one's practice against professional standards and applicable rules and regulations.
Collaborate with patients, families, and other healthcare disciplines to support the plan of care and positive outcomes.
Protect patient autonomy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights; provide advocacy and relationship-centered care.
Apply research and evidence-based practice to improve patient health, the practice environment, and nursing procedures and standards.
Consider safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact when planning and delivering nursing services; assign or delegate tasks based on patient needs and task complexity.
Contribute to professional leadership and a healthy work environment, including participation in nursing councils or committees as appropriate and attendance at at least 50% of unit staff meetings.