Registered Nurse (ICU/Telemetry) Weekends, Nights

Holland Hospital•Holland, MI

15h•$34 - $49•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 Registered Nurse provides and coordinates patient-centered care to achieve desired outcomes, participates in patient and family teaching, and provides leadership through delegation and collaboration with ancillary nursing staff and other healthcare team members. The RN maintains professional nursing practice and performance standards and practices in accordance with the Michigan Public Health Code Act 368 of 1978, Article 15, Part 172. The RN must demonstrate the knowledge and skills needed to provide care appropriate to the ages of patients served in the assigned area. The role promotes patient safety and follows hospital and nursing department policies and procedures, including the Patient’s Bill of Rights. It applies ANA standards of professional performance and the nursing process across assessment and diagnosis, outcomes identification and planning, implementation, evaluation, and patient education. For ICU/Telemetry, ACLS certification is required or must be completed within one year of hire. This is a full-time position of 72 hours every two weeks, scheduled Friday through Sunday, 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.
Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care and services appropriate to the ages of patients served in the assigned area.

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 and optimize patient learning by evaluating learning abilities and providing education.
Provide leadership by delegating and collaborating with ancillary nursing staff and other healthcare team members.
Maintain professional nursing practice and performance standards and promote patient safety by following hospital and nursing department policies and procedures, including the Patient’s Bill of Rights.
Practice according to applicable Michigan nursing law and ANA standards of professional performance.
Collect and document comprehensive, timely, and accurate patient assessment data; analyze findings and respond to changing or emergency patient needs.
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 their significant others; implement the plan of care and prioritize according to patient and unit needs.
Evaluate and document patient progress toward desired outcomes.
Direct and supervise support personnel in delegated nursing activities; participate in or support shared decision-making and department or organizational quality initiatives.
Integrate evidence and research findings, ethical practice, appropriate resource utilization, environmental health practices, and professional development into nursing practice.