GENERAL SUMMARY:
Under supervision of a Registered Nurse and following hospital policies and procedures, performs various nursing care tasks and treatments on assigned patients.
UNIT SUMMARY:
The Short Stay Unit/Observation Unit is a 50 bed unit (private rooms), specialized in caring for the adult population with a variety of diagnoses. A multi-disciplinary team approach in care; treatment and disposition within 23 hours. Patients can come to our unit from all areas: Emergency Center, Operating Room, procedural areas, directly from home or from their primary care physician's office. The unit has 20 telemetry beds for patients who require cardiac monitoring. Our specialty is "All Non-Critical Specialties", due to the wide range of diagnosis. Our team works diligently in transitioning our patients to their next care area (home, placement, admission or procedural area).
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
Performs routine bedside nursing activities including: bathing and personal grooming of patients; ambulating, moving and turning patients; assisting patients with bedpans or urinary devices; making patient beds and caring for personal property.
Assists in performing additional nursing procedures such as catheterizations, suctioning, irrigating colostomies, applying restraints, giving enemas, douches and sitz baths or pericare.
Takes vital signs and records intake and output.
Applies and changes sterile and non-sterile dressing using appropriate technique.
Performs more complex nursing procedures and treatments after theoretical preparation and supervised clinical experience.
Keeps professional nursing staff advised of current patient status as well as changes in patient condition as they occur.
Performs assessments and documents accurate, complete and concise patient information on appropriate forms, including flow sheets, activity records, etc.
Participates in nursing staff conferences, in-services and educational opportunities.
Ensures the optimum utilization of personnel, supplies and equipment.
Provides copy of current school transcript to supervisor at the end of each marking period to confirm continued eligibility.
Assists in admitting, transferring and discharging patients.
Assists in pre-operative and post-operative care.
This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.
STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
Education / Training:
Currently enrolled and attending an accredited school of registered nursing. May be enrolled in an (accredited) Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program (BSN) or Associate Degree of Nursing (ADN) Program.
Note: ADN graduates will be required to sign a BSN completion agreement upon hire/placement in a graduate nurse position.
RN from another state awaiting Michigan Licensure (or) Graduate Nurse from accredited school of nursing awaiting retake of NCLEX or awaiting results of the last exam.
Transcripts must be provided at the time of hire and may be requested for review periodically.
Work Experience:
Requires evidence of successful completion of adult medical-surgical rotations - theory and clinical.
Certification, Licensure, Registration:
Requires current BLS certification.
Other Qualifications:
Requires the interpersonal and communication skills to effectively deal with patients and their families to calm fears and to exchange detailed patient information with hospital professional staff.
Requires the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
Requires the ability to gather and assess patient information from a variety of sources in a timely manner and relay accurate information to professional staff.
Requires basic keyboard familiarity, ability to effectively utilize hospital information and electronic medical record software/system as required.
Beaumont Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability.