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

GENERAL SUMMARY

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, demonstrates clinical competence; compassion and customer service orientation; focus on process and outcomes; and cost-consciousness when assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care provided to patients.

Responsibilities

• Seven Dimensions of Patient Care: Coordinate development of a multi-disciplinary plan of care in accordance with Nursing Problem Care Sets (Core Outcomes and Core Intervention Sets) and/or clinical practice guidelines, age-specific requirements and professional and regulatory requirements to ensure appropriate length of stay, use of resources, and achievement of quality outcomes.
• Help to alleviate patient fears and anxiety through skilful application of professional and interpersonal communication.
• Utilize a variety of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic approaches to ensure patient comfort and relief of pain.
• Collaborate with patient/family, hospital staff, and community agencies to develop discharge plans that prepare patients for continued care needs.
• Orientation 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

• Sign On Bonus: $6,666
• Hospital: Henry Ford Health Genesys
• Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan
• Department: Postpartum
• Schedule: Full-time 7am – 7:30pm Monday thru Friday & every 3rd weekend

Skills

• Knowledge of basic nursing procedures - dressing change, catheterization, NG tube insertion, suctioning.
• Knowledge of medical interventions as ordered.
• Knowledge of clinical practice guidelines and procedures as written.
• Knowledge of equipment usage and troubleshooting.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and healthcare providers.

Benefits

• 5% Market Pay Differential
• Increased Night Shift Premium - 10%
• $2 Weekend Differential

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time 7am – 7:30pm Monday thru Friday & every 3rd weekend

Organizational and Work Role

• Provide input on appropriate patient care assignments; taking into consideration patient condition and knowledge/experience/work load of staff.
• Provide direction and leadership to other staff by: - Clearly communicating expectations/responsibilities to team members. - Observing patients and work in progress periodically throughout the shift.
• Communicate with team members about work to be completed/problems encountered.
• Assist team members with patient care activities as needed.
• Assist other "teams" as situation requires.
• Use the 4 Ps (patient, pertinent issues, picture, plan) to give appropriate and pertinent information at change-of-shift and/or transfer.
• Participate in the creation and maintenance of a healthy work environment by: - Treating co-workers with respect. - Communicating to co-workers with respect; resolving conflicts and/or negative feelings promptly, privately, and appropriately. Taking responsibility for personal actions, behaviors, and attitudes and not displacing anger or frustration onto co-workers, patients, or families.
• Communicate appropriate patient care issues/concerns to nurse manager.
• Respond appropriately to changes in unit workloads, patient census, and/or staffing levels.
• Interpersonal skills necessary in order to interact with patients/families, other nursing staff members, physicians, and other hospital personnel.
• Ability to concentrate and pay close attention to detail when planning and performing professional nursing care, resolving patient care problems, and dealing with patients and families; often during stressful situations.
• Ability to walk or stand continuously and frequently lift and position patients.

Education/Experience Req

• This position, aside from the above requirements, will require approximately three (3) to nine (9) months on-the-job experience in order to acquire and effectively apply knowledge of unit and departmental policies, procedures, and standards for patient care and professional nursing practice.