MyMichigan Health

Boutique insurance agency for employee benefits

Registered Nurse Wound Treatment Center

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareUpdated on Nov 10

Full-timeWest Branch, MI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

An Associate's Degree in Nursing is required.
A Registered Nurse credential is required.
Demonstrate competency in Microsoft Windows and participate in further learning opportunities offered by MyMichigan Health as needed.
Be able to perform the job functions, move about the facility with or without an assistive device, and meet the physical demands of the role, including lifting or carrying up to 50 pounds occasionally.
Be able to wear required personal protective equipment and follow bloodborne pathogen and tuberculosis testing requirements.
Be able to sit, stand, and walk for extended periods; perform postural changes and dexterous tasks; handle multiple tasks; work independently and with others; and maintain regular, predictable attendance.

Responsibilities

Assess patient or client needs regularly and provide skilled nursing services as prescribed by the physician-authorized plan of care and accepted nursing practice standards.
Provide direct resident care, including medication administration, treatments, responding to call lights and alarms, and assisting with transfers.
Evaluate treatment effectiveness and suggest or participate in updating treatment plans with other team members to improve patient care.
Process physician or provider orders and carry out ordered care accurately, completely, and promptly.
Follow up on medication changes and clarify orders.
Interpret information and report pertinent clinical data to physicians.
Assess patients' learning needs, including readiness, ability, preferences, and cultural or spiritual considerations, and provide education suited to individual needs and ability to learn.
Participate in assigned care conferences and collaborate with interdisciplinary personnel to meet patient needs.
Coordinate care provided by patient care technicians and organize and prioritize care for groups or individual patients.
Manage unit assignments and routine duties, instruct team members on individualized care goals and rationale, and implement clinical and technical care in accordance with policies and procedures.
Use clinical pathways appropriately and document care accurately, clearly, and concisely, including pertinent clinical data.
Share information and report significant changes or abnormal findings to appropriate team members.
Participate in regulatory surveys and performance-improvement activities, and assist with orientation and ongoing competencies.
Maintain a safe and secure patient-care environment and understand the role in emergency preparedness procedures.
Set up and assist with central-line and chest-tube insertion and provide care for those tubes according to policy and procedure.
Insert cantor, nasogastric, and feeding tubes per physician order and proper procedure.
Insert and provide care for intravenous lines.
Provide routine care and instruction for suprapubic catheters and surgical drains per physician order; care for and remove drains as directed.
Remove sutures and skin clips; provide routine ostomy care; and irrigate and pack wounds in accordance with physician orders, procedures, and care plans.
Obtain central venous pressure readings according to physician orders and proper procedure.
Set up, instruct, and monitor use of patient-controlled analgesia.
Obtain Doppler pulses using proper procedure.
Provide routine care for gastrostomy and jejunostomy tubes according to procedure and physician orders.
Assist with heparin therapy protocols according to procedures.
Apply basic traction, splints, braces, and continuous passive motion machines according to procedures and physician orders.
Cut and trim casts, remove wound drains according to physician orders and procedures, and maintain total hip and total knee precautions while instructing patients.
Attend and participate in professional association activities and programs to remain current on regulations, guidelines, and professional standards; keep current with developments by reading professional journals and attending seminars.

Desired Qualifications

A Bachelor's Degree in Nursing is preferred.

Summary

The registered nurse will perform direct patient/resident care and delegation to patient care technicians in providing care and comfort to the residents. Knowledge and compliance with all local, state and federal regulations and guidelines relating to facility care will be maintained. This position has basic medical/surgical knowledge in order to care for general surgical and orthopedic surgical patients.

Responsibilities

(30%)* Regularly assesses patient's/client's needs and provides skilled nursing services as prescribed by the physician authorized plan of care, and accepted standards of nursing practice.

(30%)* Provides direct resident care, including medication administration, treatments, call lights, assisting with transfers, responding to alarms, etc.

(20%)* Evaluates effectiveness of treatment plan and makes suggestions or participates in updating/revising the treatment plan in collaboration with other team members, utilizing current information to improve patient care.

(10%)* Processes physician/provider orders and performs physician ordered care accurately, completely and in a timely manner.

(10%)* Follows up regarding medication changes and order clarifications.

Certifications and Licensures

Credential:RN: Registered Nurse

Qualification Source: MI

Required Education

Education: Associate's Degree in Nursing is required.
Equivalent Experience: Bachelor's Degree in Nursing preferred.

Education Specialization: NRG

Other Information

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Demonstrates the ability to interpret information and reports pertinent data to the physician, including pertinent clinical information.

Assess learning needs considering readiness, ability, preferences, and cultural / spiritual variables.

Provide education to meet the individual needs and ability to learn.

Participates in care conferences as assigned.

Develops and maintains good working rapport with interdisciplinary personnel to meet the needs of each patient.

Coordinates care provided by patient care technicians.

Demonstrates the ability to organize and prioritize the needs of groups of patients or an individual patient.

Demonstrates a general ability to manage assignments and perform routine duties on the unit.

Instructs other team members when appropriate, explaining goals and rationale for individualized care.

Implements clinical and technical aspects of care in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Demonstrates understanding of clinical pathways and utilizes appropriately.

Remains calm and efficient when working in stressful situations.

Documents in an accurate, clear, and concise way and includes pertinent clinical data.

Shares information and reports significant changes and/or abnormal findings to appropriate team members.

Participates in regulatory surveys.

Participates in the performance improvement activities.

Assists with orientation and ongoing competencies.

Provides a safe and secure environment for patient care.

Attend and participate in professional association activities and programs to assure being current on regulations, guidelines, and professional standards.

Remains current on new developments by reading professional journals, and attending seminars.

Demonstrates understanding of role in emergency preparedness procedures.

Sets up and assists with central line and chest tube insertion and care for these tubes according to policy and procedure.

Inserts cantor tubes, nasogastric tubes, and feeding tubes per physician order, following proper procedure.

Inserts and provides care for IV's.

Provides routine care and instruction of Suprapubic (SP) catheters and surgical drains following physician order.

Provides proper care for drains and removal of same.

Removes sutures and skin clips, provides routine ostomy care and irrigates and packs wounds, following physician order, procedure and care plan.

Does accurate Central Venous Pressure (CVP) reading, according to physician order and following proper procedure.

Sets up, instructs and monitors use of PCA.

Obtains doppler pulses following proper procedure.

Provides routine care of gastrostomy/jejunostomy tubes according to procedure and physician orders.

Assists in heparin therapy protocol per procedures.

Applies basic traction, splints, braces, and Continuous Passive motion (CPM) machines following procedure and physician order.

Cuts and trims casts, removes wound drains following physician order and procedure.

Maintains total hip and total knee precaution measures and instructs patients.

Other duties as assigned.

EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND SKILLS:

MyMichigan Health is a technology driven organization and employees need to demonstrate competency in Microsoft Windows. An employee may be required to participate in further learning opportunities offered by MyMichigan Health.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:

Exposure to stressful situations, including those involving public contact, as well as, trauma, grief and death.

Able to wear personal protective equipment that includes latex materials or appropriate substitute if required for your position.

Is able to move freely about facility with or without an assisted device and must be able to perform the functions of the job as outlined in the job description.

Overall vision and hearing is necessary with or without assisted device(s).

Frequently required to sit/stand/walk for long periods of time. May require frequent postural changes such as stooping, kneeling or crouching.

Some exposure to blood borne pathogens and other potentially infectious material. Must follow MyMichigan Health bloodborne pathogen and TB testing as required.

Ability to handle multiple tasks, get along with others, work independently, regular and predictable attendance and ability to stay awake.

Overall dexterity is required including handling, reaching, grasping, fingering and feeling. May require repetition of these movements on a regular to frequent basis.

Physical Demand Level: Medium.

Must be able to occasionally (0-33% of the workday) lift or carry 21-50 lbs., frequently 34-66% of the workday 20 lbs. and or Walk/Stand/Push/Pull of Arm/Leg controls and constantly (67-100% or the workday) 10 lbs.

Equivalent Experience and Other Comments (Education)

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: Not listed

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