Registered Nurse - Cardiology at McLaren Health Care

Bay City, Michigan, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

28 May, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

27 Feb, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Registered Nurse, Cardiology, Evidence-based Practice, Delegation, Coordination, Patient Teaching, Discharge Planning, Professional Growth, Mentoring, Team Leadership, Dysrhythmia Course, NIHSS Certification, ACLS, BLS

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

Department: Cardiology - 5 W 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 NIHSS Certification; if not current, must be obtained within twelve months of hire/transfer ACLS within one year of hire or 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 patient care plans aimed at achieving optimal health, while also providing direct bedside nursing care and executing medical orders. This role involves delegating tasks to ancillary staff and evaluating the overall effectiveness of the established care plan.