What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN Emergency position at Spectrum Health?
Part Time Night Shift Up to $7,500 in incentives at Zeeland Hospital.
Come work with a great group of people that are passionate about providing high quality care to their community. We have a wide variety of both adult and pediatric patients. We are a level 3 trauma center as well as a bariatric center of excellence. On occasion, there are pediatric patients who stay as observation patients for up to 24 hours. This care team has worked to develop a culture of collaboration, kindness, teamwork, and learning.
- 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 Associate's Degree Nursing
- Required Bachelor's Degree of Science in Nursing must be obtained within 5 years for those who start in this RN role on or after January 1, 2017
- Required Bachelor's Degree of Science in Nursing must be obtained within 7 years for those who start in this RN role between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2016
- Successful completion of a competency-based orientation program Required
- Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Michigan Upon Hire required
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association 90 Days required Or
- Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Red Cross 90 Days required
- Adv Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association 180 Days required
- Pediatric Adv Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association 180 Days required
- Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC) - Emergency Nurses Association 1 Year required
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) - Emergency Nurses Association 1 Year required
- Specialty Certification -Upon Hire preferred
- Pallet to Waist (6" from floor) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 50 lbs
- Waist to Waist > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 50 lbs
- Waist to Chest (below shoulder) > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
- Waist to Overhead > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 5 lbs
- Bilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 25 lbs
- Unilateral Carry > 5 lbs: Seldom up to 10 lbs
- Pushing Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 25 lbs
- Pulling Force > 5 lbs: Occasionally up to 20 lbs
- Sitting: Occasionally
- Standing: Frequently
- Walking: Frequently
- Forward Bend - Standing: Occasionally
- Forward Bend - Sitting: Occasionally
- Trunk Rotation - Standing: Occasionally
- Trunk Rotation - Sitting: Occasionally
- Squat: Seldom
- Stair Climbing: Seldom
- Crawling / Kneeling: Seldom
- Reach - Above Shoulder: Seldom
- Reach - at Shoulder or Below: Occasionally
- Handling: Occasionally
- Forceful Grip > 5 lbs: Occasionally
- Forceful Pinch > 2 lbs: Occasionally
- Finger/Hand Dexterity: Frequently
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Visual Acuity ¹
[None = No; Seldom = Yes]: Seldom
Primary Location
SITE - Zeeland Hospital - 8333 Felch - ZeelandDepartment Name
Emergency Department - ZeelandEmployment Type
Part timeShift
Night (United States of America)Weekly Scheduled Hours
24Hours of Work
Days Worked
Weekend Frequency
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An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.
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