RN Med Surg New Grad

Job Summary
Provide direction and supervision to other health care professionals and ancillary staff. Evaluate care for specific patient populations, using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Assign nursing personnel and collaborates with health care professionals according to diagnosis and patient care needs.
Essential Functions

• Direct, supervise and evaluate nursing care provided to patients.
• Consistently demonstrates an ability to effectively utilize the prescribed nursing process.
• Collaborate with others using the nursing process to achieve discharge goals based on assessed patient needs.
• Maintain a commitment to professional growth and development by participation in mandatory annual in-services, certification, Lakeland Regional Health System committees, and educational programs for improvement of self to maintain competency. Maintain a commitment to the achievement of quality health care services by maintaining patient rights, safety, privacy, confidentiality, and the "customer relations" philosophy.
• Participate in the economical utilization of supplies, equipment, and resources.
• Establish and maintain open and positive communications in all aspects of job performance.
• Execute professional nursing judgment in delivery of quality patient care.
• Maintain the standards of nursing care and implements the policies and procedures of Lakeland Regional Health System and the nursing department with high quality and in a timely manner.

Qualifications

• Required Associate's Degree Nursing
• Preferred Bachelor's Degree In Nursing within 5 years

• LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - STATE_MI State of Michigan 90 Days required
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - AHA American Heart Association 90 Days required Or
• CRT-Basic Life Support (BLS) - ARC American Red Cross 90 Days required
• CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association CCU/ICU, Cardiac Progressive Care, ER & Chest Pain Unit, Heart Center, House Supervision, Pre-op, Endo, and PACU 1 Year required
• CRT-Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - AHA American Heart Association Labor and Delivery 1 Year preferred
• CRT-NIH Stroke Certification - NIHSS National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Ortho/Neuro, CCU/ICU, Cardiac Progressive Care, A3 Medical Telemetry, ER and Chest Pain Unit, Heart Center, House Supervision, 90 Days required
• CRT-Chemotherapy Biotherapy - ONCC Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation Infusion Clinic, Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology (full time employes) 2 Yrs required Or
• CRT-Chemotherapy Biotherapy - ONS #N/A Infusion Clinic, Radiation Oncology, Medical Oncology (full time employees) 2 Yrs required
• CRT-Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - AHA American Heart Association Pre-op, PACU, Pediatrics and ER and Chest Pain. 1 Year required
• CRT-Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - AHA American Heart Association ER and Chest Pain Unit Watervliet only, Birthplace, House Supervision Watervliet only 1 Year required
• CRT-Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - ENA Emergency Nurses Association ER and Chest Pain Unit 2 Yrs required
• CRT-Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification (C-EFM) - NCC National Certification Corporation Labor and Delivery Only 2 Yrs required

Physical Demands

• Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
• Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
• Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
• Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
• Sitting: Frequently
• Standing: Occasionally
• Walking: Occasionally
• Forward Bend - Standing: Seldom
• Forward Bend - Sitting: Occasionally
• Trunk Rotation - Standing: Seldom
• Trunk Rotation - Sitting: Occasionally
• Reach - Above Shoulder: Seldom
• Reach - at Shoulder or Below: Seldom
• Handling: Occasionally
• Forceful Grip > 5 lbs: Seldom
• Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Seldom
• Visual Acuity ¹
  [None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom

Primary Location
SITE - Lakeland Hospital Niles - 31 N St Joseph Ave - Niles
Department Name
A2 Surgical - Niles
Employment Type
Full time
Shift
Night (United States of America)
Weekly Scheduled Hours
36
Hours of Work
36
Days Worked
3
Weekend Frequency
Every other weekend
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