Registered Nurse - Medical Intensive Care Unit (2N BAY)

McLaren Health Care•Bay City, MI

11d•Onsite

About The Position

This position collaborates with physicians to develop and implement a plan of care aimed at returning patients to optimal health. The Registered Nurse provides direct bedside nursing care, administers medical orders, and oversees the functions of nursing assistants and other support staff. Key responsibilities include evaluating the effectiveness of the care plan, integrating evidence-based practices, and ensuring effective delegation and coordination of nursing tasks. The role also involves facilitating patient conferences, addressing patient and family teaching needs for ongoing care and discharge, and actively participating in professional growth through educational opportunities. The nurse functions as a team leader, ensuring appropriate patient placement and assignment delegation. Effective communication, organizational skills, and the application of the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation) are crucial. Safe medication administration, response to emergencies, maintenance of a safe patient care environment, and competency in basic and specific skills are also essential. The role requires data collection and analysis related to patient care and unit activities, and the ability to provide age-specific care for newborns, infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics. Participation in quality improvement and research activities is expected, along with performing other related duties. Specifically for the CCU/ICU unit, responsibilities include managing critical care with hemodynamic monitoring, administering high-risk medications, monitoring and managing patients with hemodynamic and respiratory instability (including mechanical ventilation), participating in unit quality measures, incorporating evidence-based practice, and promoting a compassionate and therapeutic environment.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and holding a current license to practice in the state of Michigan.
BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross
Must satisfactorily complete ACLS course and Critical Care course within one year of hire/transfer
Must satisfactorily complete first available Basic Dysrhythmia course

Nice To Haves

Six-month experience in acute care setting or equivalent
Critical Care Registered Nurse

Responsibilities

Assumes responsibility for a leadership role encompassing: Integrating evidence-based knowledge into practice, Delegation and coordination of tasks and assignments of nursing care, Facilitates/participates in patient conferences, Identifies and provides the means to meet patients’ ongoing and discharge/transfer teaching needs by communicating with the appropriate resource persons and attending discharge/transfer planning conferences, Assumes the responsibility for professional growth by seeking out educational opportunities and utilizing programs in the hospital or elsewhere in the community, Teaches and/or guides professional and ancillary personnel, Precepts/mentors new employees and students, Functions as a team leader to ensure proper patient placement and delegation of assignments.
Communicates relevant information in a manner that is understandable and effective.
Shows organizational skills through effective planning.
Utilizes the nursing process on admission and throughout hospitalization, actively involving the patient and family in the plan of care through: Assessment, Planning, Implementation, Evaluation.
Demonstrates safe medication administration in accordance to established procedure.
Responds to real or simulated emergency and disaster situations according to established Policy & Procedure.
Maintains a safe patient care environment.
Demonstrates competency and knowledge in performing basic and specific skills and the utilization of equipment required for patient care.
Collects and analyzes data pertaining to patient care or unit-specific activity/process.
Provides for age specific need of the population served according to unit specific competencies as evidenced by observation, documentation and peer feedback.
Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals.
Consistently demonstrates Bay Pride behaviors.
Provides for the age specific needs of the population served according to department standards, as evidenced by observation, documentation, and peer feedback.
Participates in activities which promote quality improvement and research in nursing.
Performs other related duties as required and directed.
Effectively manages the critical care of the patient with hemodynamic monitoring
Accurately and effectively administers high risk medications
Effectively monitors and manages the care of the patient with hemodynamic instability
Effectively monitors and manages the care of the patient with respiratory instability including mechanical ventilation
Actively participates in unit quality measures
Incorporates Evidence Based Practice in patient care
Ability to promote compassion and a therapeutic environment