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MyMichigan Health

Boutique insurance agency for employee benefits

Registered Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 10
Full-timeTawas City, MI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • An Associate's degree in Nursing is required; a Bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred.
  • Hold Registered Nurse (RN) credentials.
  • Obtain Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within 12 months of hire or transfer.
  • Obtain Basic Life Support (BLS) from the American Heart Association within 1 month of hire or transfer.
  • Demonstrate telemetry competency through testing or complete a Telemetry Monitoring and Management class with a passing score within 12 months of hire.
  • Complete required fingerprinting.
  • Demonstrate knowledge, ability, and competence in treating unit-specific patient populations.
  • Complete bloodborne pathogen and tuberculosis testing as required.
  • Demonstrate competency in Microsoft Windows and participate in further learning opportunities as required.
  • Meet physical requirements including moving about the facility, handling job-related physical demands, and lifting or carrying as specified.
  • Maintain regular and predictable attendance and the ability to stay awake.

Responsibilities

  • Assess patient needs regularly and provide skilled nursing services according to the physician-authorized plan of care and accepted evidence-based nursing standards.
  • Provide direct patient care, including medication administration, treatments, education, responding to call lights and alarms, and assisting with transfers.
  • Evaluate treatment-plan effectiveness and suggest or participate in revisions in collaboration with team members, using current information to improve patient care.
  • Comply with applicable local, state, and federal regulations, guidelines, and hospital policies and procedures for care provided in the medical center.
  • Interpret information and report pertinent data to physicians.
  • Educate patients and families according to assessed learning needs, readiness, ability, preferences, and cultural or spiritual factors.
  • Organize and prioritize the needs of groups of patients or individual patients, and manage assignments and routine unit duties.
  • Instruct team members when appropriate, explaining goals and rationale for individualized care.
  • Use clinical pathways appropriately.
  • Document accurately and clearly, include pertinent clinical data, and promptly share information and significant changes or abnormal findings with appropriate team members.
  • Participate in regulatory surveys and performance-improvement activities.
  • Assist with orientation and ongoing competencies.
  • Provide a safe and secure environment for patient care.
  • Maintain knowledge of current trends and professional standards within the specialty, and understand the role in emergency-preparedness procedures.
  • Set up and assist with central-line and chest-tube insertion and provide care for these tubes according to policy and procedure.
  • Insert cantor, nasogastric, and feeding tubes per physician order and proper procedure; insert and care for IVs; and provide routine care and instruction for suprapubic catheters and surgical drains per physician order.
  • Provide proper care for drains and remove them as appropriate.
  • Remove sutures and skin clips; provide routine ostomy care; and irrigate and pack wounds according to physician orders, procedures, and the care plan.
  • Obtain accurate central venous pressure readings according to physician orders and procedure; set up, instruct, and monitor use of patient-controlled analgesia.
  • Obtain Doppler pulses according to procedure; provide routine care of gastrostomy and jejunostomy tubes according to procedure and physician orders; and assist with the heparin therapy protocol.
  • Apply basic traction, splints, braces, and continuous passive motion machines according to procedure and physician orders.
  • Cut and trim casts and remove wound drains according to physician orders and procedure.
  • Maintain total hip and total knee precaution measures and instruct patients.
  • Demonstrate the organization's mission, vision, and values and behave professionally with patients, visitors, and coworkers.

Desired Qualifications

  • The Essential of Critical Care Orientation (ECCO) course is preferred.
  • Specialty certification is preferred.

About the Company

MyMichigan Health

Boutique insurance agency for employee benefits

MyMichigan Health is a boutique insurance agency that plans employee benefits for entrepreneurs and small to mid-sized businesses, representing over 100 national carriers. It researches market options to match employers with a mix of health, life, dental, and vision plans at lower premiums, delivered through a co-branded Employee Benefit Portal. It stands out with a large carrier network, tailored market research for SMBs, and a portal that simplifies enrollment and benefits administration. Its goal is to provide affordable, comprehensive employee benefits that fit the needs of small and medium-sized businesses while making enrollment easy.

Company size
1-10
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Troy, MI
Founded
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