Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

Shift: Times 1900-0730

Shift Type Night Weekend Frequency Every Other Weekend Workplace Category On-Site Job Profile Code N0222N Job Profile Title RN - Med/Surg

Job Title: RN - Med Surg Job Specific Information: Experience with NGTs, Drains, Chest Tubes, Wound Vacs, Blood Transfusions, Moiblizing patients, Heparin Drips. Excellent communication skills, team work, reliable and completes standard work. Post Surgical Care Unit-Primary Unit.

May float to Ortho/Neuro, Medical Oncology, Cardiac Progressive and Peds/Adult. May float to Niles A-2/A-3. Location/locations: South- St.

Joseph Hospital and Niles Shift Time: Nights Hours: 7p-7:30a Shift length: 12hrs Weekend rotation: Every other On Call: NA Required

RN License, BLS, Preferred - ACLS, NIH Scrub Color: Navy Blue

Job

Delivers nursing care responsibly and accountably as described professionally by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and legally by the State of Michigan. Demonstrates competency through the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. This includes assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Upholds the standards of professional performance as described by the ANA. This includes ethical practice, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization and environmental health. Strives to achieve optimal outcomes.

EDUCATION and / or EXPERIENCE, LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION Education Education Level Education Details Required/ Preferred Associate's Degree Nursing Required Bachelor's Degree of Science in Nursing must be obtained within 5 years for those who start in this RN role on or after January 1, 2017 (SHGR) Required Bachelor's Degree of Science in Nursing must be obtained within 7 years for those who start in this RN role between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2016 (SHGR) Required Bachelor's Degree of Science in Nursing must be obtained within 5 years for those who start in the RN role on or after 1/21/2024 CHS.

Required

Successful completion of a competency-based orientation program Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills. Time management and organizational skills. Self directed.

Ability to make quality, independent decisions. Analytical and strong problem solving skills. Ability to work effectively and efficiently under tight deadlines, high volumes and multiple interruptions.

Ability to maintain the strictest levels of confidentiality. Ability to listen to others. Competency in the use of a variety of computer hardware and software systems.

Licenses/Certifications: Enter Licenses/Certifications Other Lic/Certification Department Time Frame Req/Pref And/Or LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Upon Hire Required CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days Required Or CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days Required CRT-Specialty Certification - UNKNOWN Unknown Upon Hire Preferred CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association CHS (Niles and SJ hospital) 2 Yrs Preferred

• Provides evidence-based nursing care consistent with the interprofessional plan of care and in accordance with health system policies, procedures, and ANA/regulatory standards. Communicates and collaborates with other members of the health care team in order to ensure continuity and coordination of care. Acts as a patient/family advocate. Performs point of care testing as required.
• Demonstrates a high standard of moral, ethical, and culturally sensitive behavior. Formulates decisions and actions based on ethical principles, using the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide practice. Advocates for privacy, confidentiality and security of patient, staff and organizational data.
• Assesses the overall needs of the patient/family and analyzes the assessment data to identify potential diagnoses or issues.
• Identifies expected outcomes/goals and develops and implements/coordinates an individualized interprofessional plan of care that recommends strategies to achieve the outcomes in accordance with the ANA Standards of Practice. Evaluates patient and family educational needs and employs appropriate teaching strategies while continually evaluating progress toward achievement of goals/outcomes.
• Initiates patient discharge planning at time of patient contact and facilitates a smooth transition to the next point of service/home.
• Ensures that required documentation is performed in an accurate and timely manner.
• Assumes an autonomous leadership role and delegates appropriately to unlicensed assistive personnel to facilitate safe, quality patient care in a cost-effective manner.
• Engages in activities related to the professional role and seeks to continually advance knowledge and competence related to nursing practice while completing self and peer evaluation of nursing practice. Participates in ongoing improvement activities that contribute to quality patient care.
• Actively participates in safety initiatives and risk mitigating measures where appropriate and completes all position and unit safety related competencies and requirements on a timely basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned. Notices: -Corewell Health is committed to granting reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws. -Once confirmed, all time is submitted through VNDLY by your traveler. Please educate and train them on this. It is also our platform for invoicing and payments so if this step is not complete it will impact your agency's payment from Corewell Health. -If a Service Provider or Contingent Worker fails to take action required for accurate invoicing within 45 days following the end of a pay cycle in which services were provided, then Corewell Health shall not be obligated to make payment to Service Provider for those services. Examples of action: If staff provided services ending the week Sep 3, 2023 and Service Provider does not submit accurate timesheets no later Oct 18, 2023, Corewell Health shall not be obligated to pay for the service provided during that timeframe. -Supplier must take system action to implement agreed upon rate changes prior to the week the change becomes effective. -It is highly recommended that timesheet reconciliation and issue inquiry/correction is performed by the supplier prior to the 45 days. -No other forms of invoicing are accepted outside of our timesheet approval process.