Registered Nurse - ER

INSIGHT Surgical Hospital•Coldwater, MI

12d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for assigned patients, leads nursing team members as directed by the attending physician, and collaborates with other healthcare providers in accordance with Insight’s philosophy and policies. The role helps foster patient, family, physician, and employee satisfaction and makes decisions grounded in patient- and family-centered care, evidence-based practices, safety, quality, and customer satisfaction. The Registered Nurse provides care to individuals and groups requiring specialized nursing knowledge, judgment, and skill. The nurse practices within the full scope of nursing practice established by the applicable state Board of Nursing and complies with hospital accrediting requirements. This is a part-time position scheduled one day per week and every third weekend.

Requirements

Current state license as a Registered Nurse.
Current CPR training; specialty certifications as required.
For Michigan RNs, complete 25 contact hours of continuing education during the licensure period, including at least 2 hours related to pain and pain symptom management and at least 1 hour related to implicit bias training.
Comply with the nursing process and perform basic nursing skills competently.
Respond effectively and efficiently to critical situations involving patients, personnel, and visitors in a professional manner.
Evaluate own daily practice for errors and pursue corrective action.
Be open to new ideas and engage in a changing environment.
Function as a dependable team member, assisting when requested or when a need is apparent.
Communicate effectively and empathetically with patients and all members of the healthcare team.
Maintain continued professional growth, development, and competency.
Navigate and retrieve information from computers and healthcare records.
Demonstrate knowledge and use of standard precautions, personal protective equipment, and safe patient-handling equipment.
Meet organizational health requirements as applicable, such as PPD, respirator training, and vaccines.
Tolerate exposure to dust, fumes, chemicals, temperature changes, blood-borne pathogens, and bodily fluids; move about the hospital and between workstations; stand for prolonged periods; and frequently move, lift, or carry patients or equipment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).

Responsibilities

Recognize patients or their designees as partners in care and respect their preferences, values, and needs.
Elicit and communicate patient values, preferences, and expressed needs; provide sensitive, respectful care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Engage patients or surrogates in partnerships that promote health, safety, well-being, and self-care management.
Address patient and family education needs according to comprehension and learning style from entry through discharge.
Coordinate care and transitions with patients, families, and the healthcare team; evaluate patient responses and intervene to support optimal outcomes.
Integrate current evidence, clinical expertise, and patient and family preferences into individualized care plans.
Assess patients, formulate nursing diagnoses, plan and implement individualized care, and continually evaluate the effectiveness of care.
Analyze and prioritize problems and make sound judgments using logic and critical thinking.
Minimize risks of harm to patients and the healthcare team; administer medications and execute regimens as authorized by state licensure.
Use quality measures and data, technology, and standardized practices to support safety and quality; identify risk-reduction strategies and use error-prevention techniques.
Participate in unit-based quality improvement, evidence-based practice projects, or research, and report safety concerns and events, including near misses.
Use technology to communicate and manage information, mitigate errors, and support decision-making.
Navigate the electronic health record and document patient status, interventions, responses, and outcomes accurately and promptly; respond appropriately to decision-support tools and alerts and protect record integrity and patient privacy.
Communicate and collaborate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members, supporting mutual respect and shared decision-making.
Coordinate patient care through communication with the healthcare team, work within scope of practice, delegate appropriately, and escalate barriers, safety issues, and clinical concerns through the chain of command.
Demonstrate leadership and professionalism consistent with Insight’s values, mission, philosophy, and policies; maintain current knowledge of state nursing scope of practice.
Assign, direct, delegate, and supervise ancillary personnel and support staff in carrying out roles that support patient-care goals.
Participate in healthcare teams and system-level practices to improve patient care, the work environment, and patient and staff satisfaction.
Plan, organize, and deliver care in the context of the work unit; round with providers, conduct bedside reports and handoffs, and ensure meaningful hourly rounding.
Perform other duties as assigned.