Registered Nurse - MICU - Full-Time - 7pm-7:30am Monday thru Friday & every 3rd weekend

About the Role

Use independent professional judgment, analytical skills, and the nursing process to provide a full range of delegated, interdependent, and independent nursing services to patients. Within the framework of the Seven Dimensions of Patient Care and Benner's Domains of Nursing Practice, demonstrate clinical competence, compassion, customer service orientation, focus on process and outcomes, and cost-consciousness when assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development of a multi-disciplinary plan of care in accordance with Nursing Problem Care Sets, clinical practice guidelines, age-specific requirements, and professional and regulatory standards.
• Provide patient care that respects patient's rights, dignity, values, culture, preferences, and expressed needs.
• Assess patient/family needs for information and education, plan and implement patient teaching, and evaluate effectiveness of educational interventions.
• Alleviate patient fears and anxiety through skillful application of professional and interpersonal communication.
• Utilize pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to ensure patient comfort and pain relief.
• Involve patients, families, and significant others in the development of the care plan.
• Collaborate with hospital staff and community agencies to develop discharge plans.
• Perform admission and shift assessments, including risk factors and appropriate initiatives.
• Complete medication reconciliation upon admission and changes in care level.
• Establish, direct, coordinate, and document the nursing care plan in conjunction with patients and families.
• Monitor, document, and report patient responses to interventions and progress toward outcomes.
• Educate patients on treatment plans, safety measures, medications, and self-care.
• Work with case managers to ensure appropriate referrals prior to discharge.
• Review discharge plans and instructions with patients, including follow-up care.
• Administer therapeutic regimens, including medications, IVs, and blood products.
• Prepare patients for surgery or invasive procedures according to guidelines.
• Monitor patient physiologic parameters and respond to changes appropriately.
• Recognize and respond to acute changes in patient status, including respiratory, neurologic, cardiac, and urinary changes.
• Utilize standardized tools for data collection and communication with physicians.
• Respond to life-threatening emergencies and provide appropriate support to families in crisis.
• Ensure quality of healthcare practices through communication, ethical issue resolution, and adherence to confidentiality.
• Promote a safe patient environment and utilize universal precautions.
• Support organizational and unit strategic goals, participate in quality improvement activities, and mentor student nurses.

Qualifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Michigan Board of Nursing, obtained within 2 months of hire or transfer.
• Certified BLS provider specializing in Basic Life Support from the American Heart Association, obtained within 3 months of hire.

Skills

• Interpersonal skills for interacting with patients, families, staff, and physicians.
• Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail in stressful situations.
• Physical ability to walk, stand, and lift patients.

Schedule

Full-time, 7pm – 7:30am, Monday through Friday, and every 3rd weekend.

Location

Henry Ford Health Genesys, Grand Blanc, Michigan.

Benefits

• 5% Market Pay Differential
• Increased Night Shift Premium - 10%
• $2 Weekend Differential
• Sign-On Bonus: $10,000