What are the responsibilities and job description for the RN - Rapid Decision Unit- Contingent- St. Mary Mercy Livonia position at Trinity Health?
St. Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) is one of the nation's top healthcare service providers, spanning five counties in Southeastern Michigan. SJMHS represents more than 2,700 physicians and 14,000 nurses and staff, and includes 5 Hospitals, 5 Outpatient Health Centers, 8 Urgent Care Facilities and over 25 Specialty Centers. Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is part of Trinity Health, one of the largest multi-institutional Catholic health care delivery systems in the nation, serving communities in 21 states with 86 hospitals, 128 continuing care facilities and home health and hospice programs.
St. Mary Mercy Hospital is a beautiful full-service, 304-bed acute care hospital, located in Livonia, MI, that provides comprehensive care, including a 24-hour emergency department, general medicine, inpatient and outpatient surgery, physical medicine and rehabilitation, intensive care unit, cancer, cardiology, geriatrics and birthing and women's health. Through several major expansions in the hospital, programs and services, St. Mary Mercy continues to offer the latest in quality health and medical services. St. Mary Mercy has received numerous awards recognizing excellence in clinical outcomes, patient safety, financial performance and efficiency.
GENERAL SUMMARY
The Registered Nurse is accountable for the management of patient care during a designated time frame. The responsibilities include coordination and evaluation of care, teaching and delegation of patient activities to the other health care team members via therapeutic use of self, the nursing process, and the environment.
PERFORMANCE DUTIES MAY INCLUDE
Performs assessment data collection in an ongoing and systematic manner.
Completes, reviews and evaluates data collected by caregivers.
Develops a plan of care and identifies patient/family learning needs implementing the appropriate process from admission to discharge.
Performs documentation in patient record, which is timely, accurate, and concise (signs and symptoms, lab data, and patient care plan). This is to happen either in writing or electronically, depending upon requirements.
Initiates, delegates and ensures completion of the interventions necessary to accomplish patient outcomes.
Provides clinical direction to staff and evaluates the level of care.
Demonstrates ability to utilize critical thinking to identify problems, solutions, and implementation solutions.
Designs patient teaching strategies.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS
Licensure: Graduation from a school of nursing that results in the ability of the graduate to sit for the NCLEX exam to become licensed as a Registered Nurse.
If current Registered Nurse(RN), licensed in the State of Michigan.
Certifications: Current Basic Life Support (BLS).
Why St. Joseph Mercy Health System?
- Competitive Salaries and Shift Differentials
- Rich Benefits package which include Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time off, Retirement Saving Plan with employer contribution option, Tuition Reimbursement, Life Insurance and Short/Long Term Disability.
- Opportunity for growth and advancement throughout Trinity Health in 21 different states!!
Trinity Health's Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
Trinity Health employs about 133,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 22 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
Trinity Health's dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.