Registered Nurse - Cardiac Progressive Step Down at McLaren Health Care

Bay City, Michigan, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

21 Feb, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Patient Care, Evidence-Based Practice, Delegation, Coordination, Patient Teaching, Discharge Planning, Professional Growth, Mentoring, Team Leadership, Dysrhythmia Course, ACLS, NIHSS Certification, BLS

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Department: Cardiac Progressive Step Down Daily Work Times: 7:00 pm - 7:30 am Shift: Nights Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 72 Position Summary: Collaborates with physician to provide a plan of care that will return the patient to optimal health. Provides bedside nursing care and carries out medical orders. Delegates to and oversees Nurse Assistant, Patient Care Associate, OB Care Associate, Surgical Service Assistant, Nursing Clerk and Psychiatric Tech functions. Responsible for evaluating effectiveness of care plan. Essential Functions and Responsibilities: Assumes responsibility for a leadership role encompassing: Integrating evidence-based knowledge into practice. Delegation and coordination of tasks and assignments of nursing care. Facilitates/participates in patient conferences. Identifies and provides the means to meet patients’ ongoing and discharge/transfer teaching needs by communicating with the appropriate resource persons and attending discharge/transfer planning conferences. Assumes the responsibility for professional growth by seeking out educational opportunities and utilizing programs in the hospital or elsewhere in the community. Teaches and/or guides professional and ancillary personnel. Precepts/mentors new employees and students. Functions as a team leader to ensure proper patient placement and delegation of assignments. Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and holding a current license to practice in the state of Michigan Must satisfactorily complete the first available basic dysrhythmia course ACLS within one year of hire/transfer NIHSS Certification; if not current, must be obtained within twelve months of hire/transfer BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross Certification Preferred: Six (6) months experience in an acute care setting or equivalent

Responsibilities

The Registered Nurse collaborates with physicians to develop and implement care plans aimed at returning the patient to optimal health while providing direct bedside nursing care and executing medical orders. Responsibilities include integrating evidence-based knowledge, delegating tasks to ancillary staff, and ensuring effective patient teaching for ongoing care and discharge.