RN Progressive Care
About the role
This Progressive Care Unit (PCU) is a 67-bed, high-acuity unit that practices patient- and family-centered care while supporting a diverse adult patient population requiring an elevated level of monitoring and nursing expertise. Our team of highly motivated Registered Nurses, Nursing Assistants, and Telemetry Technicians works collaboratively in a fast-paced environment that values teamwork, support, and clinical excellence.
Responsibilities
- Care for a wide range of complex patient populations, allowing them to strengthen advanced assessment and critical-thinking skills while gaining exposure across multiple specialties.
- Treat patients requiring cardiac drips with titration, insulin drips with Q1 glucose monitoring, and CIWA management.
- Support patients with ICDs, permanent pacemakers (PPMs), and Life Vests.
- Provide care for ventilator patients, including those with tracheostomies.
- Assist hemodynamically stable BiPAP patients (new or continuous).
- Conduct NIHSS stroke scale assessments and Q2 neuro checks for neurologic patients.
- Monitor post-pericardial window patients, chest tubes, and PleurX catheters.
- Provide care for CAPD patients with cardiac conditions requiring PCU-level care.
- Maintain monitoring and care for pregnant patients.
Requirements
Nurses on this unit care for a wide range of complex patient populations, allowing them to strengthen advanced assessment and critical-thinking skills while gaining exposure across multiple specialties.
Qualifications
- Associate's degree in Nursing (ADN)
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN) within 5 years
- Graduates from a non-accredited school of nursing must have at least one year of acute care experience or at least two years of experience in a licensed health care role and must have successfully passed the NCLEX licensure examination.
- MI Registered Nurse (RN) required
- AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) required upon hire
- AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) required within 6 months
- Specialty certification highly recommended within 2 years
Skills
Nurses on this unit care for a wide range of complex patient populations, allowing them to strengthen advanced assessment and critical-thinking skills while gaining exposure across multiple specialties.
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health, and work/life balance goals. Learn more here.
Pay
Details about pay are not specified in the job posting.
Schedule
Details about schedule are not specified in the job posting.
How Corewell Health cares for you
Corewell Health offers a variety of benefits including a comprehensive benefits package, on-demand pay program, discounts, retirement options, and more. Learn more here.
Scope of work
The RN, under the ANA scope of practice, utilizes the framework of the nursing process to provide professional nursing care by incorporating patient-family centered care principles to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and discharge. The RN provides quality patient care under the direction of the Nurse Leader according to Corewell Health policies and procedures and recognizes the impact of nursing care and patient/family partnerships on patient outcomes. The RN partners with and utilizes patient/family input and goals in planning a plan of care and develops teaching strategies for patient/family; documents education and learning appropriately in health record.
Corewell Health
Corewell Health is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members, patients, visitors, and community. We require a drug-free workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category. We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability, pregnancy, or sincerely held religious belief. Corewell Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category. An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team. You may request assistance in completing the application process by calling 616.486.7447.