Procedural RN

Job Title: Procedural RN
Job Location: Grand Rapids, MI
Job Duration: 3 Months (possibility of extension)
Shift Time: 1st shift hours - 8:00am - 18:30pm
Scrub Color: Hospital Provided

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.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (For this Position):

• 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.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Required for all Jobs):

• Actively participates in safety initiatives and risk mitigating measures where appropriate and completes all position and unit safety related competencies and requirements on a timely basis.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Other (Specify):

• Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Time management and organizational skills.
• Self directed.
• Ability to make quality, independent decisions.
• Analytical and strong problem solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently under tight deadlines, high volumes and multiple interruptions.
• Ability to maintain the strictest levels of confidentiality.
• Ability to listen to others.
• Competency in the use of a variety of computer hardware and software systems.

Licenses and Certifications (active, current, valid, unrestricted; State of Michigan license is default unless otherwise noted):

Enter Licenses/Certifications:

• LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - STATE_MI State of Michigan Required.
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association Required.
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC client Required.
• CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association Required.
• CRT-Specialty Certification - UNKNOWN Unknown Preferred.
• CRT-NIH Stroke Certification - NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Heart Center client Required.