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Surgical Services RN

Careers Integrated Resources Inc St. Joseph, MI (Onsite) Contractor
Job Title: Surgical Services RN
Job Location: St. Joseph, MI
Job Duration: 3-4 Months(possibility of extension)
Shift: 7:00pm- 7:30am 

Job Summary:
  • Delivers nursing care responsibly and accountably as described professionally by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and legally by the State of Michigan.
  • Demonstrates competency through the critical thinking model known as the nursing process.
  • This includes assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
  • Upholds the standards of professional performance as described by the ANA.
  • This includes ethical practice, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization and environmental health. Strives to achieve optimal outcomes.
Duties and Responisbilities:
  • Provides evidence-based nursing care consistent with the interprofessional plan of care and in accordance with health system policies, procedures, and ANA/regulatory standards.
  • Communicates and collaborates with other members of the health care team in order to ensure continuity and coordination of care.
  • Acts as a patient/family advocate.
  • Performs point of care testing as required.
  • Demonstrates a high standard of moral, ethical, and culturally sensitive behavior.
  • Formulates decisions and actions based on ethical principles, using the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses to guide practice.
  • Advocates for privacy, confidentiality and security of patient, staff and organizational data.
  • Assesses the overall needs of the patient/family and analyzes the assessment data to identify potential diagnoses or issues.
  • Identifies expected outcomes/goals and develops and implements/coordinates an individualized interprofessional plan of care that recommends strategies to achieve the outcomes in accordance with the ANA Standards of Practice.
  • Evaluates patient and family educational needs and employs appropriate teaching strategies while continually evaluating progress toward achievement of goals/outcomes.
  • Initiates patient discharge planning at time of patient contact and facilitates a smooth transition to the next point of service/home.
  • Ensures that required documentation is performed in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Assumes an autonomous leadership role and delegates appropriately to unlicensed assistive personnel to facilitate safe, quality patient care in a cost-effective manner.
  • Engages in activities related to the professional role and seeks to continually advance knowledge and competence related to nursing practice while completing self and peer evaluation of nursing practice.
  • Participates in ongoing improvement activities that contribute to quality patient care.
Required Skills & Experience:
  • One (1) year of applicable experience.
Preferred Skills & Experience:
  • Two years of experience preferred.
Required Education:
  • Associate's Degree Nursing required.
Preferred Education:
  • BSN
Required Certifications & Licensure:
  • Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Michigan upon hire.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association or ARC client.
Preferred Certifications & Licensure:
  • PALS
Schedule Hours Per Week: 36.00
Schedule Hours Per Day: 12.00
Schedule Days Per Week: 3.00
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Job Snapshot

Employee Type

Contractor

Location

St. Joseph, MI (Onsite)

Job Type

Nurse

Experience

Not Specified

Date Posted

03/24/2025

Job ID

25-41864

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