Registered Nurse - ER

INSIGHT Surgical Hospital • Coldwater, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for assigned patients. The nurse leads nursing team members as directed by the attending physician and in collaboration with other healthcare providers, consistent with Insight Acute Care Hospitals’ philosophy and policies. The role supports an environment that fosters patient, family, physician, and employee satisfaction, and bases decisions on patient- and family-centered care, evidence-based practice, safety, customer satisfaction, and quality outcomes.

The Registered Nurse provides specialized nursing care to individuals and groups, drawing on biological, physical, behavioral, social, spiritual/cultural, and nursing sciences. The nurse practices within the scope established by the applicable state Board of Nursing and complies with the requirements of the hospital’s accrediting bodies. The position is full-time, scheduled 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. every weekend.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree in nursing from an accredited nursing program.
• Michigan RNs must 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 2 hours related to implicit bias training.
• Current state license as a Registered Nurse.
• Maintain current CPR training.
• Maintain department-specific certifications (such as ACLS, PALS, TNCC, or ENPC); new hires or employees transferring to a new department must obtain them within one year of hire, as applicable.
• 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 adapt to a changing environment.
• Work dependably as a team member and assist when requested or when a need is apparent.
• Communicate effectively and empathetically with patients and all members of the healthcare team.
• Pursue 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, bloodborne pathogens, and bodily fluids; move throughout the hospital and between workstations; stand for prolonged periods; frequently move, lift, or carry light to heavy patients or equipment; lift medium materials; and perform continuous standing, walking, bending, stooping, and reaching, frequent pushing, pulling, and squatting, and occasional sitting, stair use, and kneeling.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• One year of nursing experience.
• Certification in a nursing specialty.

Responsibilities

• Recognize patients or their designees as partners in care and respect their preferences, values, needs, and diversity.
• Elicit and communicate patient values, preferences, and expressed needs; provide compassionate, coordinated, patient-centered care with the interdisciplinary team.
• Address patient and family education needs from entry through discharge, considering comprehension and learning style.
• Coordinate with patients, families, and the healthcare team to support appropriate transitions across the continuum of care.
• Evaluate patient responses and intervene to support optimal outcomes.
• Integrate current evidence, clinical expertise, and patient and family preferences into care and individualized care plans.
• Assess patients, formulate nursing diagnoses, plan and implement care, and continually evaluate the effectiveness of individualized written nursing care plans.
• Analyze and prioritize problems and make sound judgments using logic and critical-thinking skills.
• Administer medications and execute authorized treatment regimens within state licensure.
• Use quality measures, technology, and standardized practices to support safety and quality; identify and apply strategies to reduce risk of harm.
• Participate in unit-based quality improvement, evidence-based practice projects, or research; promote error prevention and report safety concerns and events, including near misses.
• Use technology to communicate and manage information, mitigate errors, and support decisions; document patient status, interventions, responses, and outcomes accurately and promptly in the electronic health record.
• Respond appropriately to clinical decision-support tools and alerts and protect the integrity and privacy of healthcare records.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare team members; coordinate the patient’s plan of care and support shared decision-making.
• Function within scope of practice, delegate appropriately, and escalate barriers, safety issues, and clinical concerns through the chain of command.
• Deliver nursing care consistent with Insight’s core values, mission, philosophy, and policies; maintain current knowledge of state scope-of-practice requirements.
• Use leadership skills to support systems thinking, communication, change, and healthcare teams working to improve patient care, the work environment, and satisfaction.
• Assign, direct, delegate, and supervise ancillary personnel and support staff toward patient care goals.
• Plan, organize, and deliver care in the context of the work unit and system-level practices.
• Round with providers, practice bedside reports and handoffs, ensure meaningful hourly rounding, and escalate concerns to maintain safety, quality, and patient satisfaction.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
• Paid time off, including vacation, holidays, and sick leave.
• 401(k) plan available.
• Short- and long-term disability insurance and term life insurance provided with full-time employment.
• Optional supplementary coverage, including accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and AD&D insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree