Registered Nurse - Medical Intensive Care Unit (2N BAY)

McLaren Health Care, headquartered in Grand Blanc, Michigan, is a $7.3 billion, fully integrated health care delivery system committed to quality, evidence-based patient care and cost efficiency. The McLaren system includes 12 hospitals in Michigan, ambulatory surgery centers, imaging centers, a 640-member employed primary and specialty care physician network, commercial and Medicaid HMOs covering more than 732,838 lives in Michigan and Indiana, home health, infusion and hospice providers, pharmacy services, a clinical laboratory network and a wholly owned medical malpractice insurance company. McLaren operates Michigan’s largest network of cancer centers and providers, anchored by the Karmanos Cancer Institute, a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Registered Nurse - Medical Intensive Care Unit (2N BAY) 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 elsewherein 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. Unit Based CCU/ ICU: 1. Effectively manages the critical care of the patient with hemodynamic monitoring 2. Accurately and effectively administers high risk medications 3. Effectively monitors and manages the care of the patient with hemodynamic instability 4. Effectively monitors and manages the care of the patient with respiratory instability including mechanical ventilation 5. Actively participates in unit quality measures 6. Incorporates Evidence Based Practice in patient care 7. Ability to promote compassion and a therapeutic environment Qualifications: Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and holding a current license to practice in the state of Michigan. BLS issued by American Heart Association or Red Cross Must satisfactorily complete ACLS course and Critical Care course within one year of hire/transfer Must satisfactorily complete first available Basic Dysrhythmia course Preferred: Six-month experience in acute care setting or equivalent Critical Care Registered Nurse Schedule: Part-time Requisition ID: 26002874 Daily Work Times: 7am - 7:30pm On Call: No McLaren Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, sex, marital status, national origin, disability, genetic information, height or weight, protected veteran or other classification protected by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr