SCH-REGISTERED NURSE - FLOAT POOL

Sparrow•St. Johns, MI

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing services both direct and indirect for the care and treatment of the patient throughout Sparrow Clinton Hospital. The Registered Nurse will float to the area of need according to patient/staffing needs of the organization. Areas included Emergency Department, Infusion Center (excluding chemotherapy administration), Surgery (excluding intraop.), and Inpatient Unit. The Registered Nurse assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates individual patient care according to Nursing Services policies, procedures, and standards of care. Accepts responsibility for the supervision and direction of co-workers in the implementation of the nursing care plan.

Requirements

Current Michigan license to practice as Registered Nurse
BCLS certification within 60 days of hire.
ACLS certification within 6 months of hire.
PALS course withing 1 year of hire.
Cardiac Arrhythmia Interpretation with 6 months of hire.
TNCC or equivalent within 1 year of hire.
Graduate from an accredited nursing program.
Ability to demonstrate the knowledge and skill necessary to provide care based on physical, psycho/social, educational, safety and related criteria, appropriate to patient served in service area (newborn to geriatric). The skills and knowledge needed to provide such care may be gained through education, training or experience.
Clinical knowledge and analytic ability necessary to formulate effective nursing care plans and interventions.
Demonstrates critical thinking skills.
Ability to handle stressful situations with composure and professionalism.

Nice To Haves

Nursing experience preferred
Critical care or ER experience preferred
Graduate from an accredited BSN program preferred.

Responsibilities

Assesses patient condition and initiates appropriate nursing and/or medical care in accordance with established guidelines.
Performs nursing activities in accordance with hospital policies and procedures, Michigan Public Health Code and ANA Scope and Standards of Practice.
Develops, evaluates, updates and implements plan of care based upon the assessment of the patient and documents accurately in the medical record.
Delegates and directs specifics of care plan to Patient Care Technician or other health care workers according to those Caregivers’ scope of practice.
Engages in patient/family teaching.
Reports pertinent data of patient’s condition to physician, manager, supervisor, and other medical personnel, as appropriate.
Acts as liaison between members of the health care team, patient, and patient’s family.
Administers medications, performs diagnostic procedures and treatments in accordance with hospital policies and procedures.
Demonstrates knowledge and use of unit specific equipment and appropriate supplies used to deliver the highest quality patient care.
Coordinates admissions and discharges of assigned patients.
Compliance with mandatory job-related requirements (i.e. staff meetings, in-services, annual competencies and TB testing).
Maintains professional standards and knowledge of current trends in nursing and provides evidence of current competencies.
Float to various departments as assigned.