Registered Nurse - 9E Medical Surgical

McLaren Health Care•Lansing, MI

13h

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering nursing care within the assigned unit’s scope of practice, following hospital policies and procedures, nursing process guidelines, and standards of care and practice. This position is in the Medical Surgical department, with daily work times of 7 PM to 7 AM and 72 scheduled hours bi-weekly.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Experience in a specialty area may be considered. Experience specific to the unit or position may be required to maintain the unit’s overall competency level, as required by a regulatory agency.
Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license.
American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification as a Healthcare Provider.
Within six months of hire into the department, ACLS is required for RNs in Critical Care, Emergency, Endoscopy, Cardiac Cath Lab, Cardiac Rehab, Intensive Care Unit, Step-Down, and Telemetry Floats. NRP is required for RNs in Labor and Delivery; PALS is required for RNs in Pediatrics; and PALS and TNCC are required within one year for the Emergency Department.

Nice To Haves

One year of professional nursing experience.
ACLS certification is preferred in other units.

Responsibilities

Assess assigned patients, document and evaluate their responses to the plan of care, and take appropriate corrective action.
Plan and implement the patient’s plan of care or standard of care, and provide patient teaching using that plan.
Oversee ancillary personnel performing technical tasks.