The RN Med Surg nurse provides accountable nursing care in accordance with American Nurses Association standards and Michigan law. The nurse uses the nursing process—assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation—and upholds professional performance standards, including ethical and culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization, and environmental health. The role strives to achieve optimal patient outcomes. The position is based on a 13-bed, stroke-certified Med Surg unit, with overflow into the ICU. The unit emphasizes accountability, honesty, compassion, courage, teamwork, collaboration, and safe personal care. Nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:5 on days and up to 1:6 on nights. The schedule is nights, 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m., Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays, every weekend, for 36 scheduled hours weekly.
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Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree