Registered Nurse - Contingent

Registered Nurse - Contingent Position

Location: Brighton Center for Recovery

General Summary:

• Provides direct nursing care to substance abuse patients in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
• Use critical thinking skills and problem solving ability on a routine basis to facilitate safe and efficient operations for the patient care experience.
• Identify and prioritize individualized needs based on assessment.
• Initiate and implement a written plan of care by developing/choosing standards of care, defining interventions and developing patient outcomes.
• Collaborate with other caregivers to plan for appropriate discharge or transfer to appropriate level of care.
• Coordinate patient's care to assure procedures, treatments, transfers, and/or referrals are completed in a timely manner, encompassing standards of clinical nursing practice and Brighton Hospital policies.
• Consistently perform nursing skills according to standards of clinical nursing practice, commencing with the assign unit and per Brighton Hospital policy and procedures.
• Guide Unit Techs in provision of care for assigned patients.
• Orientate and/or train new personnel as required.
• Participate in staff meetings, department QI activities, peer review and voluntary committees.
• Comply with all infection control and safety policies/procedures.

Specific Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Ability to successfully pass medication competency examination and department specific competencies during orientation period.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to deal effectively with physicians, other PHMC associates, patients and families.
• Knowledgeable of the JCAHO standards as they apply to the ambulatory network.

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Must be certified or obtain CPI certification within 120 days of employment and maintain current certification thereafter required.
• Licensed as a registered nurse in the State of Michigan required.
• Basic Life Support Provider certification from the American Heart Association (AHA) required within 120 days of hire/transfer date.

Education:

• Associates degree in Nursing required.
• Work Experience: - Minimum of two (2) years work experience as a BSN, RN or LPN preferred. - RN with some substance use understanding.