Registered Nurse - Progressive Care Unit - Stepdown

Garden City Hospital • Garden City, MI

3d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Progressive Care Unit/Stepdown is responsible for delivering safe patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role provides direct patient care within the scope of practice and directs and guides patient and family teaching, as well as the activities of other nursing personnel, while maintaining standards of care in the DOU. The nurse is directly accountable for the care provided to assigned patients. They communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal findings, and symptoms. They must respond promptly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment and maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

Garden City Hospital is a community-focused teaching hospital and a member of Prime Healthcare. It has more than 300 licensed beds and provides medical education to students, residents, and fellows.

Requirements

• Current and valid State RN License.
• Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in the DOU.
• Remain accountable for care provided to assigned patients.
• Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms.
• Respond promptly and accurately to changes in a patient’s condition or response to treatment.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed