RN Senior Level III - East 5

Highland Hospital•Rochester Hills, MI

3d•$44 - $56•Onsite

About The Position

Highland Hospital is opening a new Acute Medicine Unit, East 5, which will care for patients requiring timely assessment, skilled nursing care, and a compassionate team. Many patients will be admitted directly from the Emergency Department. This role is for a Senior Level III Registered Nurse (RN) who thrives in acute care and wants to be part of a new team. The RN provides professional nursing services, collaborates with other healthcare providers to achieve patient outcomes and improve the care environment, and utilizes the nursing process and evidence-based practice to coordinate and provide direct care. The Senior Level III RN is accountable for expert patient care, including complex cases, and serves as a unit staff mentor with responsibilities such as staff orientation, patient care coordination, shift charge nurse, and other unit/service/department/hospital activities. They may assume an expanded unit role as assigned by the Nurse Manager. This role involves supporting peers, modeling and coaching team communication, documenting care thoroughly, supporting team problem-solving, identifying growth opportunities, leading the development of others, contributing to a safe unit environment by interpreting policies, sharing new evidence, adhering to standards, monitoring outcomes, and supporting efficiencies. The Senior Level III RN identifies potential problems, demonstrates enhanced critical decision-making and conflict management skills, identifies learning needs of others and patient safety issues, and develops action plans based on best practices.

Requirements

3-5 years recent RN expertise in an acute care setting.
Licensed by New York State to practice as a Registered Nurse.
Current CPR certification (American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers preferred).

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide professional nursing services for patients and their families.
Collaborate with other health care providers and team members to achieve expected patient outcomes and improve the care environment.
Coordinate and provide direct care and services using the nursing process and evidence-based practice.
Provide expert patient care, including service to patients with complex needs.
Serve as a unit staff mentor.
Perform increased responsibilities including staff orientation, patient care coordination, and shift charge nurse duties.
Assume expanded unit roles as assigned by Nurse Manager.
Support peers in the delivery of patient care.
Use and role model team communication methods and coach others in team communication principles.
Document care that reflects patient condition and priorities and coach others in professional and complete documentation.
Provide support to team problem-solving.
Identify opportunities for self-growth and take a leadership role for the development of other learners.
Contribute to a safe unit environment and operations by interpreting policy and procedures, sharing new evidence with peers, adhering to standards, monitoring care and operational outcomes, and supporting efficiencies in care.
Identify potential problems and demonstrate enhanced critical decision making and conflict management skills.
Identify learning needs of others and patient safety issues, and develop an appropriate plan of action based on best practices.