Registered Nurse – Emergency Services Job Lansing area,Michigan USA,Nursing

Department
:
Emergency Services

Daily Work Times
:7:00/9:00a - 7:30/9:30p

Shift
:

Days

Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours
: 72

Position Summary:
Collaborates with physician to provide a plan of care that will return the patient to optimal health. Provides bedside nursing care and carries out medical orders. Delegates to and oversees Nurse Assistant, Patient Care Associate, OB Care Associate, Surgical Service Assistant, Nursing Clerk and Psychiatric Tech functions. Responsible for evaluating effectiveness of care plan.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities
:

Assumes responsibility for a leadership role encompassing:

Integrating evidence-based knowledge into practice.

Delegation and coordination of tasks and assignments of nursing care.

Facilitates/participates in patient conferences.

Identifies and provides the means to meet patients' ongoing and discharge/transfer teaching needs by communicating with the appropriate resource persons and attending discharge/transfer planning conferences.

Assumes the responsibility for professional growth by seeking out educational opportunities and utilizing programs in the hospital or elsewhere in the community.

Teaches and/or guides professional and ancillary personnel.

Precepts/mentors new employees and students.

Functions as a team leader to ensure proper patient placement and delegation of assignments.

Required:

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing and holding a current license to practice in the state of Michigan.
Must statisfactorily complete ACLS course and Basic Neuroscience course; required within first 6 months of hire/transfer.
Must satisfactorily complete first available Basic Dysrhythmia course
Must complete TNCC (Trauma Nurse Certification) within one (1) year of hire/transfer
Must complete ENPC within two (2) years of hire/transfer

Preferred:

Six (6) months experience in an acute care setting or equivalent preferred
Critical Care Nurse preferred

Additional Information

Schedule:

Full-time
Requisition :
Daily Work Times: 7:00/9:00a- 7:30/9:30p
Hours Per Pay Period: 72
On Call:
No
Weekends:
Yes

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