RN - Registered Nurse - Post-Surgical Unit Days - 24hrs/wk (New Hire Incentive)

umhealthwest • Wyoming, MI

7d

About The Position

The RN Staff Nurse is a professional caregiver who assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients during a designated time frame. The nurse provides care through therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, the environment and instrumentation, and other healthcare team members, and assigns and directs the work of related staff. This position is in the Post-Surgical Unit, on days, at 24 hours per week (0.6 FTE). Weekends are required; on-call is not required.

The nurse assesses patients’ physical, psychological, cognitive, social, rehabilitative, and discharge needs; plans, implements, and evaluates individualized care; and educates patients and significant others. The role includes documenting care, protecting patient rights and safety, responding to emergencies, coordinating and delegating care, and contributing to staff development, quality assurance, standards development, and department goals. The nurse may assume supervisory duty for department employees when the Clinical Director and Clinical Coordinator are absent, in accordance with HR-45 policy.

Requirements

• Michigan Registered Professional Nurse licensure.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) provider certification.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
• Previous experience in the specialty preferred.
• Flexibility in scheduling and staffing assignments.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Previous experience in the specialty.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients’ condition and physical, psychological, cognitive, social, rehabilitative, and discharge needs.
• Develop plans of care using nursing diagnoses and patient outcome goals.
• Implement nursing plans of care and physicians’ orders.
• Prioritize patient care according to essential needs and available time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
• Perform nursing procedures, assist physicians, and use equipment according to established standards.
• Evaluate patient responses to nursing interventions and physician-ordered therapy or diagnostics, and update or modify plans of care as needed.
• Educate patients and significant others according to cognitive needs and patient outcome goals.
• Document concise, accurate, and timely information in patient care records.
• Respect patient and significant others’ rights, including confidentiality.
• Follow established safety standards and demonstrate awareness of legal issues in patient care and department functions.
• Respond efficiently and calmly to emergency patient situations, notify appropriate people, follow established standards, and document events.
• Maintain current knowledge and use standards of care in professional practice.
• Take responsibility for professional practice, including appearance, attendance, punctuality, and flexibility in scheduling.
• Pursue self-directed learning and continuing education, and seek direction when necessary.
• Participate in and promote staff development activities and achievement of department goals.
• Participate in peer review, quality assurance, standards development, and research activities.
• Coordinate and organize patient care using delegation skills and therapeutic use of self.
• Set work priorities using effective time management and support personnel to complete assigned work.
• Use effective problem identification and resolution skills in decision-making.
• Communicate through designated written and oral channels to support patient outcomes and department and hospital goals.
• Demonstrate flexibility in staffing patterns, help resolve staffing conflicts, and participate in temporary assignment measures.
• Successfully complete unit-specific core competencies as defined in the orientation checklist.
• Evaluate and identify patient needs, assign appropriate staff to address individual needs, and direct and review support staff work to ensure the care plan is implemented and patient needs are addressed.
• Assume supervisory duty for department employees in the absence of the Clinical Director and Clinical Coordinator, per HR-45 policy.

What This Job Offers

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