Registered Nurse Team Lead - Medical Surgical

Nurse

Position Summary: Responsible for the delivery of nursing care within the assigned unit scope of practice following hospital policies and procedures, nursing process guidelines, standards of care, and standards of practice.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

1. Assess each assigned patient, document and evaluate their response to plan of care, and take appropriate corrective action.
2. Plan and implement the patient's plan of care/standard of care and provide patient teaching using the plan of care/standard of care.
3. Oversee all ancillary personnel for technical tasks.

Required:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• At least 5 years of Nursing Experience, with Charge Experience
• Experience in a specialty area will be considered. Experience specific to the unit/position may be required to maintain overall competency level of unit, as required by regulatory agency.
• Current State of Michigan Registered Nurse license.
• American Heart Association or American Red Cross BLS certification as Healthcare Provider.
• Within six months of hire into department, ACLS required for RNs in Critical Care, Emergency, Endoscopy, Cardiac Cath Lab, Cardiac Rehab, Intensive Care Unit and Step-Down, Telemetry Floats. NRP required for RNs in Labor and Delivery; and PALS required for RNs in Pediatrics; PALS and TNCC within one year for the Emergency Department.

Preferred:

• One year of professional nursing experience.
• ACLS preferred in other units.