Department: Emergency Department
Daily Work Times: 7:00am-7:30pm
Shift: Days
Scheduled Bi-Weekly Hours: 48
Position Summary:
Responsible for the delivery of nursing care within the assigned unit scope of practice following hospital policies and procedures, nursing process guidelines, standards of care, and standards of practice.
Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
Assesses each assigned patient, documents, and evaluates their response to plan of care, and takes appropriate corrective action.
Plans and implements the patient's plan of care/standard of care and provides patient teaching using the plan of care/standard of care.
Oversees all ancillary personnel for technical tasks.
Seeks to improve quality of service by continuously developing individual and unit competencies within scope of practice.
Integrates into practice the research of best practice benchmarking and clinical pathways.
Required:
Education - Graduate of an approved registered nursing program.
Must have a current Michigan Registered Nurse license
BLS Certification
Must become ALS certified within three (3) months of date of hire or transfer
Must become PALS certified within six (6) months of date of hire or transfer
TNCC (Trauma Nursing Core Curriculum) within 1 year of hire or transfer Preferred:
Six (6) months ER and/or ICU experience within the last two (2) years and/or meet internal posting criteria
One year hospital practice as a registered nurse
