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

About the role

This position involves providing 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. Duties include assessing patient needs, developing and implementing care plans, educating patients, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate development of a multi-disciplinary plan of care in accordance with Nursing Problem Care Sets and/or clinical practice guidelines.
• Assess patient/family needs for information and education.
• Provide patient care that reflects respect for patient's rights, dignity, values, culture, preferences, and expressed needs.
• Help to alleviate patient fears and anxiety through skilled application of professional and interpersonal communication.
• Utilize a variety of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to ensure patient comfort and relief of pain.
• Work with Case Manager to ensure appropriate referrals initiated prior to discharge.
• Review discharge plans/instructions with patient prior to discharge, including signs/symptoms to watch for after leaving the hospital.
• Ensure appropriate follow-up arrangements are made.
• Document patient care according to established documentation guidelines.
• Administer therapeutic regimens such as basic nursing procedures, dressing changes, catheterizations, NG tube insertions, suctioning, and medical interventions.
• Maintain peripheral IV therapy, obtain body fluid and blood specimens, perform blood capillary glucose monitoring, administer medications, IVs, and blood products, and prepare patients for surgery or other invasive procedures.
• Monitor patient responses to treatments, medications, and tests ordered, and document interventions accordingly.
• Recognize and respond to acute changes in respiratory, neurologic, cardiac, and urinary status.
• Communicate with other professionals and departments to ensure appropriate progress of patients through the system.
• Monitor individual patient length of stay and notify relevant parties of potential issues.
• Identify and address ethical issues related to patient care.

Requirements

Self-Evaluation: (C) Competent (NT) Needs Training or Review.

• Standards of Performance: Seven Domains of Nursing Practice.
• Helping/Teaching & Coaching: Incorporate all elements of Signature Care in Daily interactions with patient.

Qualifications

• Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Michigan Board of Nursing obtained within 2 Months (60 days) of hire date or job transfer date.
• Certified BLS Provider specializing in Basic Life Support credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date.