Graduate Nurse

Summary

The Graduate Nurse demonstrates excellent customer service skills in that his/her attitude and actions are at all times consistent with the standards contained in the Vision, Mission, and Values of My Michigan Health. This individual works under direct supervision of a Registered Nurse mentor while carrying out designated skills that she/he has acquired in educational programs and/or orientation. The Graduate Nurse is not permitted to pass medications until licensure has been granted by the State of Michigan.

(30%) Patient Care

• Prioritizes/organizes delegated patient care assignments.
• Accountable for all patient care assignments and documentation of all interventions.
• Performs technical nursing skills as outlined in standards and procedures manual and as described by unit-specific competencies.
• Engages in reinforcement of patient/family teaching as delegated by the RN mentor.
• Encouraged to be proactive in seeking learning opportunities.
• Completes orientation.
• Care planning for the shift with the RN mentor.

(30%) Communications:

• Identifies and communicates changes in the patient’s condition to the RN mentor.
• Demonstrates a positive personal approach and interaction with others.

(20%) Unit Responsibilities:

• Maintains clean, safe patient care area.
• Handles equipment appropriately. Returns equipment to proper place after its use. Asks questions about its use when necessary.
• Considers cost in using supplies for patient care.
• Assists with completing patient census correctly.

(20%) Personal Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates ability to give care cooperatively with other patient care team members.
• Actively participates in quality management and continuing education. Updates and maintains knowledge, skills, and competencies related to the area of practice and age(s) of patient population.
• Presents a clean and neat appearance according to the organizational dress code.

Other

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates the ability to interpret information and reports pertinent data to the physician, including pertinent clinical information.
• Assess learning needs considering readiness, ability, preferences, and cultural / spiritual variables.
• Provide education to meet the individual needs and ability to learn.
• Participates in care conferences as assigned.
• Develops and maintains good working rapport with interdisciplinary personnel to meet the needs of each resident.
• Demonstrates the ability to organize and prioritize the needs of groups of patients or an individual patient.
• Demonstrates a general ability to manage assignments and perform routine duties on the unit.
• Implements clinical and technical aspects of care in accordance with established policies and procedures.
• Demonstrates understanding of clinical pathways and utilizes appropriately.
• Remains calm and efficient when working in stressful situations.
• Documents in an accurate, clear, and concise way and includes pertinent clinical data.
• Shares information and reports significant changes and/or abnormal findings to appropriate team members.
• Participates in regulatory surveys.
• Participates in the performance improvement activities.
• Provides a safe and secure environment for patient care.
• Remains current on new developments by reading professional journals, and attending seminars.
• Demonstrates understanding of role in emergency preparedness procedure.
• All other duties as assigned.

• Credential: BLS:
  Basic Life Support
• Equivalent
  
  Experience:
  
  Within 3 months of hire or transfer
• Qualification Source: AHA
• Essential: true

• Education:
  
  High School Diploma or GED
• Equivalent
  
  Experience:
  
  Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification preferred.
• Education Specialization:
• Essential: true
• Education:
  
  College Student
• Equivalent
  
  Experience:
  
  Must be…