Registered Nurse RN

MyMichigan Health•Gladwin Township, MI

4d•Onsite

About The Position

This position functions as a Registered Nurse at MyMichigan Medical Center - Gladwin and requires basic knowledge of cancer pathophysiology. The RN assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates care for patients with cancer, in addition to providing general nursing care. The role includes direct patient care, medication administration, treatments, care coordination, and collaboration with physicians and interdisciplinary team members. The RN administers complicated IV therapy, antibiotics, blood products, and chemotherapy; uses central lines for blood draws and chemotherapy administration; and monitors patients for complications related to cancer or its treatment. The role also includes patient and family education, accurate documentation, participation in care conferences and improvement activities, and support for regulatory compliance, emergency preparedness, and staff orientation. The position involves exposure to stressful situations, trauma, grief, death, and potentially infectious materials. The employee must be able to move throughout the facility and perform the listed job functions, with or without an assistive device. Physical demands are classified as medium, including periods of sitting, standing, walking, postural changes, and lifting or carrying items of varying weights.

Requirements

Associate degree in nursing (required).
Registered Nurse (RN) credential (essential).
Basic Life Support (BLS) credential from AHA, to be obtained within three months of hire or transfer (essential).
Fingerprinting (essential).
Basic knowledge of cancer pathophysiology.
Ability to administer complicated IV therapy, antibiotics, blood products, and chemotherapy and to use central lines for blood draws and chemotherapy administration.
Ability to assess and care for medical and oncology patients, including recognizing complications of cancer or treatment.
Ability to interpret information, communicate pertinent clinical findings, prioritize and manage multiple tasks, work independently, and maintain regular and predictable attendance.
Ability to work with others and remain awake during work.
Ability to wear required personal protective equipment, including latex materials or an appropriate substitute.
Ability to move freely throughout the facility, with or without an assistive device, and perform the job functions described.
Overall vision and hearing, with or without assistive devices, and dexterity for handling, reaching, grasping, fingering, and feeling.
Ability to sit, stand, and walk for long periods and to perform postural changes such as stooping, kneeling, or crouching.
Ability to occasionally lift or carry 21–50 pounds, frequently handle 20 pounds and/or walk, stand, push, or pull, and constantly handle 10 pounds.
Complete mandatory annual TB testing and OSHA training.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

Assess patients’ needs and provide skilled nursing services according to the physician-authorized plan of care and accepted nursing practice.
Provide direct resident care, including medication administration, treatments, answering call lights, assisting with transfers, and responding to alarms.
Evaluate treatment-plan effectiveness and collaborate with team members on updates or revisions to improve patient care.
Process physician or provider orders and perform ordered care accurately, completely, and in a timely manner.
Follow up on medication changes and clarify orders as needed.
Interpret clinical information and report pertinent data to physicians and other appropriate team members, including significant changes or abnormal findings.
Assess learning needs and provide education suited to each patient’s readiness, ability, preferences, and cultural or spiritual variables.
Participate in care conferences as assigned and maintain effective working relationships with interdisciplinary personnel.
Coordinate care provided by LPNs and certified nurse’s aides.
Organize and prioritize the needs of individual patients or groups of patients, manage assignments, and perform routine unit duties.
Instruct team members when appropriate, explaining goals and the rationale for individualized care.
Implement clinical and technical aspects of care according to established policies and procedures; understand and appropriately use clinical pathways.
Document care accurately, clearly, and concisely, including pertinent clinical data.
Participate in regulatory surveys and performance-improvement activities; assist with orientation and ongoing competency activities.
Maintain a safe and secure patient-care environment and understand the RN’s role in emergency-preparedness procedures.
Keep current with regulations, guidelines, professional standards, and new developments through professional associations, journals, and seminars.
Administer complicated IV therapy, antibiotics, blood products, and chemotherapy.
Assess patients for signs and symptoms of cancer-related or treatment-protocol complications.
Use central lines accurately for blood draws, chemotherapy administration, and related care.
Interact positively with patients and families during severe stress and apply critical thinking and nursing theory in medical and oncology care.
Complete mandatory annual TB testing and OSHA training according to the Exposure Control Plan.