Registered Nurse; RN Observation Unit

Job Type: Full-Time | 0.75 FTE or 60 hours/pp

Schedule: 5 x 12-hour shifts, Days (7a-7p), Rotating Weekends and Holidays

Sign-On Bonus: $7,500 available to qualified applicants

UP Health System
- Marquette is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We prioritize your well‑being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As an Observation RN joining our team, you will play a vital role in keeping communities healthier.

Enjoy the fast pace of the Emergency Department combined with the clinical depth of inpatient care. In our Observation Unit, your key tasks include monitoring patients, supporting timely clinical decisions, and guiding them safely to the next step in their care—whether that is admission or discharge.

• Perform plan of care interventions, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care treatments.
• Document patient care provided.
• Work closely with providers to ensure patients meet observation criteria. Monitor patients for 24-48 hours to assess their condition and determine if they need to be admitted as an inpatient or discharged.
• Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition as appropriate to the care team, physician, patient, and family.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborate across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Evaluate learning needs of patient and/or family and provide education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Act as an advocate for the physical and emotional well‑being of the patient.

• Comprehensive benefits: multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full‑time and part‑time employees.
• Financial protection & PTO: life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Career growth: higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance, 401(k) retirement package and company match.
• Employee well‑being: mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
• Professional development: ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

Applicants must have a current Michigan RN license and possess an associate's degree from an accredited nursing school (bachelor's preferred).

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS-HCP)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) – preferred

Contact Recruiter – If you have questions or want to discuss the position, please contact Paula Swartout by texting or calling , or schedule a phone call at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Timewith Paula Swartout .

UP Health System
- Marquette is a 222‑bed hospital located in Marquette, Michigan, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier with acute care, rehabilitation and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast.

UP Health System
- Marquette is an Equal Opportunity Employer. UP Health System
- Marquette is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.