Registered Nurse - MICU - Part-Time Nights - thru 3rd weekend

Schedule & Location

• Part‑time 7pm – 7:30am Monday thru Friday & every 3rd weekend; 36‑60 hours per pay
• Hospital:
  Henry Ford Health Genesys
• Location:
  
  Grand Blanc, Michigan

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

• MICU

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, demonstrate 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.

Provide patient care that reflects a respect for patient’s rights, dignity, values, culture, preferences, and expressed needs. 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 effectiveness of educational interventions. Help to alleviate patient fears and anxiety through skillful application of professional and interpersonal communication. Utilize a variety of pharmacologic and non‑pharmacologic approaches to ensure patient comfort and relief of pain.

Involve patient, family, significant others in development of a plan of care.

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; introduce self and write name on whiteboard; discuss plan of care with patient/family; explain meds and treatments, provide teaching as appropriate; ask if patient needs anything else before leaving room; assess health status and determine care needs of the patient; complete admission assessment and shift assessment as required; complete assessment for risk factors, including fall, skin breakdown, VTE, and aspiration;

initiate appropriate initiatives such as SKINN Bundle, Fall Prevention Plan, SCD; complete medication reconciliation upon admission and upon change in level of care; establish, direct, coordinate and document plan of nursing care in conjunction with patient/family; initiate problems and outcomes list based on medical diagnosis and patient needs; monitor, document, and report patient response to interventions and progress toward outcomes;

document nursing interventions (NIC) and progress toward outcomes (NOC); educate patient regarding treatment plan, safety measures, medications, and self‑care as indicated; work with case manager to ensure appropriate referrals are initiated prior to discharge; review discharge plans/instructions with patient prior to discharge; ensure appropriate follow‑up arranged; ensure that core measures discharge instructions are given to all CHF patients; document patient care according to established documentation guidelines;

administer therapeutic regimens; demonstrate knowledge and skill application of basic nursing procedures - dressing change, catheterization, NG tube insertion, suctioning; implement/complete medical interventions as ordered; initiate standing orders appropriately; assist with all patient care activities including activities of daily living and provide other services as required for patient comfort, safety, and well‑being; assess and initiate interventions to prevent or minimize patient skin breakdown;

follow clinical practice guidelines and procedures as written; establish and maintain peripheral IV therapy; obtain body fluid specimens per procedure; obtain blood specimens if no phlebotomist assigned to area; perform blood capillary glucose monitoring; administer the following according to established policies and procedures: medications, IVs, blood products; prepare patients for surgery or other invasive procedures according to…