Registered Nurse - SICU - Full Time-Days 7am - 7:30pm 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, the role requires demonstrating clinical competence, compassion, and customer service orientation.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Assess patient/family needs for information and education across the continuum, plan and implement patient teaching using a variety of techniques and methods, and evaluate the effectiveness of educational interventions.
• 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.
• Involves patient, family, significant others in the development of the plan of care.
• Collaborate with patient/family, hospital staff, and community agencies to develop discharge plans that prepare patients for continued care needs.
• Administer therapeutic regimens such as basic nursing procedures, dressing changes, catheterization, NG tube insertion, suctioning, and other patient care activities.
• Monitor, document, and report patient responses to interventions and progress toward outcomes.
• Document nursing interventions, progress toward outcomes, patient education, and evaluations every shift, as required.
• Educate patients regarding treatment plans, safety measures, medications, and self-care as indicated.
• Ensure appropriate follow-up arrangements and discharge instructions are given to all CHF patients.
• Communicate with other professionals/departments and physician staff to ensure appropriate progress of patients through the system.
• Maintain a physically safe environment for the patient including the use and documentation of restraints according to policy.
• Support organizational, nursing department, and unit strategic goals and activities; participate in department and unit-based council/staff activities meetings.
• Participate in teaching/mentoring of student nurses and orientates.

Qualifications

Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Michigan Board of Nursing obtained within 2 Months (60 days) of hire date or job transfer date required.

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 required.