Registered Nurse - Cardiovascular Care Unit

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 center. McLaren has 20,000 full-, part-time and contracted employees and more than 113,000 network providers throughout Michigan, Indiana and Ohio. Registered Nurse - Cardiovascular Care Unit 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: 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. CVCU: Assists the physician in the performance of special procedures. Assists in monitoring the patient’s condition during procedures. Closely assists the physician with procedures in CVCU. Administers medication for procedures whereby patients require sedation and monitors patients appropriately. Uses the Paragon system for charting and documentation of patient care information. Prepares patients for special procedures when necessary and transports patient to procedure room. Provides clinical demonstrations to allied health students and participates in departmental in-service education, staff development, and patient education. Assists in inventory control to ensure that areas are appropriately supplied. Maintains precise and meaningful patient records on nursing observations and procedures done including Time Outs. Maintains yearly competences on low volume, high risk items such as Balloon Pump and Impella devices. Obtains ACT level for appropriate sheath pulls. Performs sheath pull in a safe and effective manner. Is able to manage access site complications and assist other floors when complications arise. Qualifications: Required: Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and holding a current license to practice in the state of Michigan. Advance cardiac life support (ACLS) certification. Preferred (CVCU): Six months experience in acute care setting with critical care experience. Dysrhythmia interpretation and management. Additional Information Schedule: Full-time. Requisition ID: 26002875. Daily Work Times: 5:30/8am - Varies. 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