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About The Position

Requirements

• BLS: Basic Life Support (Required within 3 months of hire or transfer)
• TEAM ADVANCED: Techniques for Effective Aggression Mgt (Within 6 months of hire or transfer)
• FINGERPRIN: Fingerprinting
• High School Diploma or GED
• Graduate of a RN school of nursing program or currently completing final course work (i.e. leadership or equivalent) and waiting to take RN State Boards and will be awarded a permanent position upon licensure.
• The Graduate Nurse has three months to take and pass the RN State Boards or may be separated from the Graduate Nurse position at the managers discretion.
• Demonstrates ongoing competency in selected psychomotor skills.
• Interpersonal skills needed to communicate successfully with individuals and groups and interact with people at all levels to communicate ideas and concepts in a clear and understandable manner.
• Must follow MyMichigan Health bloodborne pathogen and TB testing as required.
• Demonstrate competency in Microsoft Windows.

Nice To Haves

• Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• The Graduate Nurse, while providing direct patient care, functions under the direct supervision, direction and delegation of the RN mentor.
• Provides nursing care under the direction of the RN mentor using the Nursing Process.
• Prioritizes/organizes delegated patient care assignments.
• Accountable for all patient care assignments and documentation of all interventions.
• Performs technical nursing skills as outlined in standards and procedures manual and as described by unit-specific competencies.
• Engages in reinforcement of patient/family teaching as delegated by the RN mentor.
• Encouraged to be proactive in seeking learning opportunities.
• Completes orientation.
• Care planning for the shift with the RN mentor.
• Identifies and communicates changes in the patients condition to the RN mentor.
• Demonstrates a positive personal approach and interaction with others.
• Maintains clean, safe patient care area.
• Handles equipment appropriately.
• Returns equipment to proper place after its use.
• Asks questions about its use when necessary.
• Considers cost in using supplies for patient care.
• Assists with completing patient census correctly.
• Demonstrates ability to give care cooperatively with other patient care team members.
• Actively participates in quality management and continuing education.
• Updates and maintains knowledge, skills, and competencies related to the area of practice and age(s) of patient population.
• Presents a clean and neat appearance according to the organizational dress code.
• Demonstrates the ability to interpret information and reports pertinent data to the physician, including pertinent clinical information.
• Assess learning needs considering readiness, ability, preferences, and cultural / spiritual variables.
• Provide education to meet the individual needs and ability to learn.
• Participates in care conferences as assigned.
• Develops and maintains good working rapport with interdisciplinary personnel to meet the needs of each resident.
• Demonstrates the ability to organize and prioritize the needs of groups of patients or an individual patient.
• Demonstrates a general ability to manage assignments and perform routine duties on the unit.
• Implements clinical and technical aspects of care in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates understanding of clinical pathways and utilizes appropriately.
• Remains calm and efficient when working in stressful situations.
• Documents in an accurate, clear, and concise way and includes pertinent clinical data.
• Shares information and reports significant changes and/or abnormal findings to appropriate team members.
• Participates in regulatory surveys.
• Participates in the performance improvement activities.
• Provides a safe and secure environment for patient care.
• Remains current on new developments by reading professional journals and attending seminars.
• Demonstrates understanding of role in emergency preparedness procedure.
• Provides for the age specific needs of the population served according to department standards and policies/procedures as evidenced by observation, documentation and peer feedback for the following: Adolescent – Over 16 years, Adult – 18 to 64 years, Later Adult – 65 years and older.
• All other duties as assigned.