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Bronson Methodist Hospital

Southwest Michigan health system

Registered Nurse - Surgery, OR

Full-TimeUpdated on 10/24/2026
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Mid
Bachelor's, Associate's
Kalamazoo, MI, USA
In Person
Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryNursing & Frontline Patient Care

About the job

Requirements
  • Previous operating room experience is required.
  • An associate's degree in Nursing is required.
  • A bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred; nurses hired without a BSN or higher nursing degree must obtain one within eight years of hire.
  • A current Registered Nurse license in good standing for the state of Michigan is required.
  • Ability to read, interpret, and analyze data from computer systems and equipment to determine an appropriate plan of action.
  • Ability to communicate verbally, in writing, and electronically.
  • Ability to meet the physical demands of the work, including regularly lifting up to 50 pounds and occasionally assisting with heavier tasks or equivalent pushing, pulling, or handling.
  • Direct patient care employees must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.
Responsibilities
  • Manage patient care throughout the length of stay to achieve quality outcomes and timely discharge by assessing, planning, diagnosing, implementing, and evaluating care.
  • Coordinate care provided by other professionals and delegate selected acts, tasks, or functions within the scope of nursing practice and the abilities of patient care assistants and universal service assistants.
  • Provide physical care within the scope of professional nursing practice, appropriate to patient acuity and complexity.
  • Document and communicate each tour of duty the patient's response to care, resource consumption, and anticipated needs.
  • Collect comprehensive data relevant to patients' health or situation; assess physical and developmental needs, analyze assessment data, document nursing history and age-appropriate physical and emotional needs and strengths, and review vital signs for deviations from normal.
  • Analyze assessment data to identify patient problems or issues, confirm problems with the patient and family when appropriate, and document expected outcomes and the plan of care using clinical pathways and outcome teaching records.
  • Identify expected outcomes for individualized plans, incorporate patient and family input and patient values and ethical and cultural considerations, and coordinate discharge planning when outcomes are not achieved.
  • Develop plans and interventions to attain expected outcomes, incorporating clinical pathways when appropriate, patient input, and information from other healthcare team members.
  • Implement the care plan, administer prescribed medication and treatment using approved nursing techniques and policies, use evidence-based interventions, maintain patient comfort and safety, and initiate and coordinate individualized patient education.
  • Organize and delegate patient care interventions, and evaluate the effectiveness of care provided by self and others.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of planned interventions and patient responses toward expected outcomes, and document progress.
  • Participate in quality improvement activities and use their results to initiate changes in nursing practice.
  • Maintain current nursing knowledge and competency through ongoing education and professional records documenting competency and continuing educational activities.
  • Evaluate personal nursing practice against professional standards, guidelines, statutes, rules, and regulations; provide age-appropriate culturally and ethnically sensitive care; and participate in self-evaluation and peer review as appropriate.
  • Share knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues, maintain caring professional relationships, and contribute to a supportive and healthy work environment.
  • Collaborate with patients, families, and other health disciplines to implement plans of care and achieve positive outcomes.
  • Protect patient autonomy, dignity, confidentiality, and rights; provide relationship-centered care and advocate for patients.
  • Integrate research findings and evidence-based practice into patient care and nursing practice; participate in research activities appropriate to education and role, including identifying clinical problems, collecting data, serving on research committees, sharing findings, conducting research, analyzing trends, and developing practice changes, policies, procedures, and standards.
  • Consider safety, effectiveness, cost, and impact when planning and delivering nursing services; delegate tasks according to patient needs and condition, potential for harm, complexity, problem-solving requirements, predictability of outcomes, and extent of patient interaction; and help patients and families understand treatment and care options, costs, risks, and benefits.
  • Provide leadership in professional nursing practice, participate in nursing councils and hospital or unit committees as appropriate, attend at least 50% of unit staff meetings, and help maintain a healthy professional work environment.
  • For scrub RN duties, interpret procedure cards and check case carts for supplies before procedures; identify missing equipment or supplies and arrange to obtain them.
  • Anticipate physicians' needs using knowledge of operative procedures and physician preferences.
  • Observe changes in patient condition that may indicate a problem.
  • Evaluate and update case information, including preference cards, damaged or misplaced equipment, back-ordered supplies, and recommended procedure changes.
  • Use equipment and instruments properly and discourage improper handling by coworkers and physicians.
  • Monitor changing operative-field and surgical-team needs, anticipate potential needs, and take appropriate action.
  • Serve as a specialist and resource for circulators unfamiliar with positioning devices, specialty equipment, or implants.
  • Participate in after-hours call on a rotational basis.
  • Perform scrub duties across multiple services, including applicable neuro and orthopedic procedures such as spinal fusions.
Desired Qualifications
  • A bachelor's degree in Nursing is preferred, with an eight-year post-hire deadline to obtain it if not already held.

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Bronson Methodist Hospital

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Bronson Methodist Hospital is a nonprofit health system serving southwest Michigan. The system provides hospital, primary, specialty, emergency, outpatient, rehabilitation, and community health services through regional care locations. It serves patients, families, clinicians, referring providers, and communities throughout southwest Michigan. Its operating model centers on coordinated hospitals and practices supported by clinical programs, technology, facilities, supply chain, and administration. Teams work across nursing, physicians, allied health, rehabilitation, technology, facilities, administration, and patient access. Work depends on coordination among clinical, operational, technical, and support teams across its care settings and communities.

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