Registered Nurse - Emergency Services

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. 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. Communicates relevant information in a manner that is understandable and effective. Shows organizational skills through effective planning. Utilizes the nursing process on admission and throughout hospitalization, actively involving the patient and family in the plan of care through: Assessment Planning Implementation Evaluation Demonstrates safe medication administration in accordance to established procedure. Responds to real or simulated emergency and disaster situations according to established Policy & Procedure. Maintains a safe patient care environment. Demonstrates competency and knowledge in performing basic and specific skills and the utilization of equipment required for patient care. (See unit specific competencies) Collects and analyzes data pertaining to patient care or unit‑specific activity/process. Provides for age‑specific need of the population served according to unit specific competencies as evidenced by observation, documentation and peer feedback. Adheres to National Patient Safety Goals. Consistently demonstrates Bay Pride behaviors. Provides for the age‑specific needs of the population served according to department standards, as evidenced by observation, documentation, and peer feedback. Participates in activities which promote quality improvement and research in nursing. Performs other related duties as required and directed. Age Groups Served Newborn – Birth to discharge from McLaren-Bay Infant – Any child up to one year Pediatric – One year to 12 years Adolescence – 13 - 17 years Adult – 18-64 years Geriatric – 65 years and older Required Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and holding a current license to practice in the state of Michigan. Must satisfactorily complete first available Basic Dysrhythmia course. Must complete TNCC (Trauma Nurse Certification) within one (1) year of hire/transfer. Must complete ENPC within two (2) years of hire/transfer. Preferred Six (6) months experience in an acute care setting or equivalent preferred. Critical Care Nurse preferred. Additional Information Schedule: Full-time Requisition ID: 26002067 Daily Work Times: 7pm-7:30am 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