Registered Nurse - 3B Cardiac - 36 hours - Midnights

About the Role

Provides leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality compassionate patient care. Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to provide, delegate, supervise, and document care and teaching of patients and family. Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to the health care team. Participates in finding solutions for variances from patient goals and ensures implementation of solutions. Acts as a patient advocate while utilizing the nursing process to plan, deliver, and evaluate goal-focused, individualized, safe, age-specific care for all patients including those with complex pathophysiological needs and/or psychosocial needs.

Unit Description

3B is a 16-bed cardiac general practice unit (with remote telemetry) staffing 4 RNs (4:1 patient ratio) and 2 NAs. The main focus is cardiac care (NSTEMI not requiring PCI, CHF, arrhythmia, new pacemakers, etc.) but also takes general medical and surgical overflow (except stroke).

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care using the nursing process.
• Delegate and supervise care provided by team members.
• Document patient care and teaching.
• Communicate patient/family information to the healthcare team.
• Identify and resolve variances from patient goals.
• Provide safe, age-specific care for patients with complex needs.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Clinical knowledge and analytical abilities to formulate effective nursing care plans.
• Ability to perform a wide variety of professional nursing services.
• Effective communication with patients, families, and hospital personnel.

Qualifications

• BSN preferred.
• Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing.
• ACLS certification required within 3 months of hire.

Organization: Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital | Department: HFWB 3rd Flr B - Cardiac | Shift: Night