RN Medical Observation Unit

Corewell Health • Royal Oak, MI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Medical Observation Unit is a 54-bed medical unit where patients are admitted from the Emergency Department. These patients often have conditions such as mental status changes, long term placement needs, pain, cardiac issues, TIA, rule-out CVA, UTI, pneumonia, geriatric needs, and behavioral issues. Patients are categorized as Observation secondary to insurance requirements. If patients meet criteria for a higher level of care, they will be transferred to the appropriate progressive or inpatient unit. Staff are responsible for completing assessments and shift documentation according to the Observation documentation policy. This unit experiences rapid patient turnover, with staff potentially completing 1-4 discharges, transfers, and assessments during a 12-hour shift.

Requirements

• Associates or Diploma in Nursing Required.
• Bachelors in Nursing Required within 5 years for GN or RN with less than 1 year of experience.
• Graduates from a non-accredited school of nursing must have at least one year of acute care experience or at least two years of experience in a licensed health care role and must have successfully passed the NCLEX licensure examination.
• MI Registered Nurse (RN) Required within 60 days of hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) required upon hire from one of the following organizations - American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or Canadian Heart and Stroke.

Responsibilities

• Utilizes the framework of the nursing process to provide professional nursing care by incorporating patient-family centered care principles to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and discharge.
• Provides quality patient care under the direction of the Nurse Leader according to Corewell Health policies and procedures.
• Recognizes the impact of nursing care and patient/family partnerships on patient outcomes.
• Partners with and utilizes patient/family input and goals in planning plan of care.
• Develops teaching strategies for patient/family and documents education and learning appropriately in the health record.
• Completes an assessment and shift documentation according to the Observation documentation policy.
• May complete 1-4 discharge, transfers, and assessments during a 12 Hour shift.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv
• Discounts directory with deals on the things that matter to you, like restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more!
• Optional identity theft protection, home and auto insurance
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and match savings

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree