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About The Position

Requirements

• Michigan Registered Professional Nurse licensure required.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR) provider—required.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing preferred.
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) provider preferred.
• Competence in basic cardiac dysrhythmia interpretation required, will train.
• Previous experience in specialty preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess the patient's condition and physical, psychological, cognitive, social, rehabilitative, and discharge needs.
• Develop a plan of care using nursing diagnoses and setting patient outcome goals.
• Implement nursing plan of care and physician's and physician's orders.
• Establish priorities of patient care based on essential patient needs and available resources of time, personnel, equipment and supplies.
• Perform nursing procedures, assist physicians, and use equipment following established standards.
• Evaluate the patient’s response to nursing interventions and physician ordered therapy / diagnostics. Update or modify plan of care to meet the current needs of the patient.
• Educate the patient and significant others based on the cognitive needs of each and defined by patient outcome goals.
• Document concise, accurate and timely information in the patient care record.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and respect for patient and significant others’ rights, including confidentiality.
• Follow established standards in provision for safety.
• Demonstrate awareness of legal issues in all aspects of patient care and department function and strive to manage situations in a reduced risk manner.
• Perform efficiently in emergency patient situations following established standards, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.
• Maintain a current knowledge base and use standards of care in professional practice.
• Assume responsibility for own practice including appearance, attendance, punctuality and flexibility in scheduling.
• Pursue self-directed learning experiences, continuing education, and seek direction when necessary.
• Participate in and promote staff development activities and achievement of department goals.
• Participate in peer review, quality assurance, standards development, and research activities.
• Use delegation skills and therapeutic use of self to coordinate and organize patient care delivery.
• Set priorities in work using effective time management and support personnel to complete assigned work.
• Practice effective problem identification and resolution skills as a method of sound decision making.
• Use written and oral communication through designated channels to attain desired patient outcomes as well as department and hospital goals.
• Demonstrate flexibility in staffing patterns and resolution of staffing conflicts; participate in temporary assignment measures.
• Successful completion of unit-specific core competencies as defined in the orientation checklist.
• Evaluates and identifies patient needs and assigns appropriate staff to address specific individual patient needs. Directs and reviews the work of support staff to assure nursing care plan is fully implemented and patient needs are addressed.
• Assumes supervisory duty for department employees in absence of Clinical Director and Clinical Coordinator per HR-45 policy.