Registered Nurse RN- Neuro PCU

MyMichigan Health•Saginaw, MI

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Neuro Progressive Care Unit performs integrated nursing functions using the nursing process and broad nursing knowledge to provide caring, patient-centered care. The position assesses patients and their support systems, coordinates and evaluates care according to each patient’s needs and plan of care, and collaborates with the health care team. The nurse also educates and supports patients and families through the acute phase of illness, as needed. The role requires completing the unit orientation process and demonstrating nursing skills in accordance with hospital and unit policies and procedures. Duties also include clear verbal and written communication, contributing to clinical knowledge development and continuing education, and accessing the medication and supply rooms as appropriate for stocking.

Requirements

Registered Nurse certification/licensure.
Associate degree in nursing.
Complete the orientation process as directed by the Progressive Care Unit nurse manager and critical care educator.
Interpersonal skills to communicate successfully with individuals and groups and interact with people at all levels, conveying ideas and concepts clearly and understandably.
Demonstrate competency in Microsoft Windows; participation in further learning opportunities offered by MyMichigan Health may be required.
Ability to handle multiple tasks, get along with others, work independently, maintain regular and predictable attendance, and stay awake.
Ability to move freely about the facility, with or without an assistive device, and perform the job functions described.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including latex materials or an appropriate substitute.
Ability to meet the role’s physical demands, including occasional lifting or carrying of 21–50 pounds, frequent lifting or carrying of 20 pounds, and constant handling of 10 pounds, as well as required walking, standing, and pushing or pulling.
Ability to meet vision, hearing, and dexterity requirements, with or without assistive devices.
Ability to work in conditions involving stressful situations, public contact, trauma, grief, death, and some exposure to bloodborne pathogens and other potentially infectious materials; follow required bloodborne pathogen and TB testing.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
PCCN certification.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ physical, emotional, psychosocial, and family-support needs.
Organize and coordinate all aspects of patient care according to patients’ actual or perceived needs.
Evaluate patient progress by relating patient information to nursing knowledge and determining whether goals in the plan of care or clinical pathway are being met.
Consult and collaborate with health care team members to plan and implement total patient care.
Demonstrate nursing skills in accordance with hospital and unit policies and procedures to carry out patients’ plans of care.
Communicate verbally and in writing to support collaborative patient care.
Educate patients and families.
Provide teaching, support, and coordination of health care plans for patients and families through the acute phase of illness, as needed.
Promote clinical knowledge development, including critical thinking and improved clinical judgment strategies, through research and continuing education.
Access the medication room and supply room for stocking when appropriate to regular job duties.
Perform other duties as assigned.