RN Transplant

Corewell Health • Grand Rapids, MI

3d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Nurse with Corewell Health, you will provide patient care using critical thinking and the nursing process to assess, diagnose, plan, implement, and evaluate care. You will uphold ANA standards of nursing excellence and contribute to positive outcomes for patients and their families. The role is part of Corewell Health’s Solid Organ Transplant services, which provide care for people with advanced heart, lung, and kidney disease.

Position duties include rooming patients, medication reviews, ICD interrogation, ECGs, infusions, IV starts, blood draws, and vaccine administration. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with no weekends or Corewell Health-observed holidays. This is a full-time position with 40 scheduled hours per week.

Requirements

• Associate's degree in Nursing.
• Registered Nurse (RN) license for the State of Michigan, required upon hire.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross, required within 90 days.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association, required within 90 days for the specified departments and roles.
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification from the American Heart Association, required within 180 days for the specified sites and roles.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing.
• Transplant, donation, cardiology, or ICU experience.
• Respiratory Therapist Registry from the National Board for Respiratory Care, preferred for Big Rapids Cardiac/Pulmonary Rehab.

Responsibilities

• Assess and monitor the overall needs of patients and families.
• Document nursing care and teaching accurately and in accordance with documentation guidelines.
• Develop and maintain individualized patient plans of care that reflect changing patient and family needs and goals.
• Deliver culturally sensitive care that preserves patient autonomy, dignity, and rights.
• Communicate the professional nursing role to patients, families, and health team members.
• Coordinate care with other health care team members, including triaging incoming calls.
• Act as a patient and family advocate.
• Initiate discharge planning at the time of patient contact and facilitate transitions to the next point of service or home.
• Identify, facilitate, and evaluate nursing care outcomes for individuals or groups of patients.
• Evaluate patient and family education needs and develop and implement teaching strategies or make appropriate referrals.
• Provide evidence-based nursing care consistent with the plan of care, care guidelines, physician orders, health system policies, procedures, and ANA and regulatory standards.
• Demonstrate ethical behavior and make decisions guided by ethical principles and the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses.
• Protect the privacy, confidentiality, and security of patient, staff, and organizational data.
• Assume an autonomous leadership role and delegate appropriately to support staff to provide safe, quality, cost-effective care.
• Participate in process improvement activities, including clinical paths and quality improvement processes.
• Room patients, review medications, perform ICD interrogations and ECGs, administer infusions and vaccines, start IVs, and draw blood.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package supporting financial, health, and work/life balance goals.
• On-demand pay program powered by Payactiv.
• Discounts directory with offers on restaurants, phone plans, spas, and more.
• Optional identity theft protection, home insurance, and auto insurance.
• Traditional and Roth retirement options with service contribution and matching savings.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree