SIH-RN - PERDIEM
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Sparrow
Ionia, MI, US
Summary
The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care within perioperative departments, including the operating room, endoscopy, and PACU. They are responsible for implementing nursing care plans, administering medications, and supervising support staff to ensure positive patient outcomes.
Job Description
Job Opportunity
Job ID: 55648
Positions Location: Ionia, MI Job Description General Purpose of Job: The
Description:
Positions Location: Ionia, MI
Job Description
General Purpose of Job:
The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care to patients in Perioperative Departments. Accepts responsibility for the direction of co-workers in the implementation of the nursing care plan to maximize patient outcomes.
Essential Duties:
This job description is intended to cover the minimum essential duties assigned on a regular basis. Associates may be asked to perform additional duties as assigned by their leader. Leadership has the right to alter or modify the duties of the position.
- Independently implements the nursing process with patients in the Peri-Operative department. This includes the operating room, the endoscopy room, the pre-operative area, the PACU and the post-operative department. Responsible for carrying out physicians and APP orders regarding diet, medication and treatment.
- Performs assessments, monitors patients, provides appropriate care and patient interventions, and ensures patient safety and quality care through performance improvement activities that demonstrate positive outcomes.
- Reports on physiological and mental health status of patients.
- Documents nursing care and interventions in medical records.
- Distributes and maintains records of controlled drugs and insures their security.
- Maintains records and makes reports as appropriate.
- Makes decisions in patient care and clinical cases.
- Responds to emergencies.
- Delegates, directs, and supervises implementation of care plan to (LPN, PCT, CENA, or – REMOVE) other health care workers, including PCTs, CENAs.
- Supports the development of self and other associates through mentoring, preceptorship, and peer review.
- Accountable for professional development.
- Educates patients/families regarding treatment, nursing plans and any related patient care issues
- Demonstrates knowledge and use of Peri-Operative equipment and supplies to deliver the highest quality of patient care.
- Required to take additional on-call hours to meet department needs
Job Requirements
| General Requirements | Currently Licensed with the State of Michigan to practice as a Registered Nurse Current Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers Current ACLS and PALS Certification preferred |
| Work Experience | Surgical nursing experience preferred |
| Education | Graduate of an accredited nursing program. |
| Specialized Knowledge and Skills | Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, other department and hospital staff. Basic computer knowledge and EMR experience preferred |
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
Job Family
Registered Nurses/Nursing Leadership
Requirements:
| Shift | Days |
| Degree Type / Education Level | Associate |
| Status | Per Diem |
| Facility | Sparrow Ionia Hospital |
| Experience Level | 4-9 Years |
As Mid-Michigan’s premier healthcare organization and the region’s largest private employer, University of Michigan Health-Sparrow provides quality care to hundreds of thousands of people each year. With 526 providers at 115 sites of care across the region, Sparrow is your community health partner in Mid-Michigan, no matter what town or county you call home.
Our mission is to provide the best possible care to every patient, every time. What does that mean?
It means we bring critical care to rural communities. We keep your kids healthy at our primary care practices. We help you get active at our fitness and recreation centers in Lansing and Charlotte. We provide world-class care to patients fighting cancer at the flagship Herbert-Herman Cancer Center and deliver the most advanced treatment for a healthy heart at the Thoracic Cardiovascular Institute. We welcome your new little ones into the world at the Mother Baby Center, where we deliver 4,000 babies a year. And we provide the best emergency care in Mid-Michigan as the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center.
We’re committed to providing the best care for patients like you — and your family and friends in Mid-Michigan — because supporting the health of our community is what matters to us most.
Founded
1896
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Lansing, Michigan
As Mid-Michigan’s premier healthcare organization and the region’s largest private employer, University of Michigan Health-Sparrow provides quality care to hundreds of thousands of people each year. With 526 providers at 115 sites of care across the region, Sparrow is your community health partner in Mid-Michigan, no matter what town or county you call home.
Our mission is to provide the best possible care to every patient, every time. What does that mean?
It means we bring critical care to rural communities. We keep your kids healthy at our primary care practices. We help you get active at our fitness and recreation centers in Lansing and Charlotte. We provide world-class care to patients fighting cancer at the flagship Herbert-Herman Cancer Center and deliver the most advanced treatment for a healthy heart at the Thoracic Cardiovascular Institute. We welcome your new little ones into the world at the Mother Baby Center, where we deliver 4,000 babies a year. And we provide the best emergency care in Mid-Michigan as the region’s only Level 1 Trauma Center.
We’re committed to providing the best care for patients like you — and your family and friends in Mid-Michigan — because supporting the health of our community is what matters to us most.
Founded
1896
Company size
5,001-10,000 employees
Industry
Hospitals and Health Care
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Lansing, Michigan
