Registered Nurse - Contingent

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 bases to facilitate safe and efficient operations for the patient care experience.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Qualifications

• Associates degree in Nursing 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.
• Must be certified or obtain CPI certification within 120 days of employment and maintain current certification thereafter required.

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.

Preferred Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years work experience as a BSN, RN or LPN preferred.
• RN with some substance use understanding.

Schedule

Rotating shift.