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Bronson Methodist Hospital

Southwest Michigan health system

Registered Nurse Rambling Road Peds

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeKalamazoo, MI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A diploma, associate’s degree, or bachelor’s degree in Nursing is required.
  • A current Registered Nurse license in good standing with the State of Michigan is required.
  • Basic Life Support certification is required.
  • Must have interpersonal, problem-solving, and prioritization skills and handle information confidentially.
  • Must communicate clearly and effectively with patients, doctors, and other staff and maintain patient confidentiality.
  • Must be able to work independently and as an integral member of a healthcare team.
  • Must have computer skills and be able to read, interpret, and analyze data from various computer systems.
  • Must sustain attention during interactive, repetitive, or detailed work and computer use for 40 to 70 percent of the time, and regularly lift up to 50 pounds, with occasional heavier handling tasks.
  • Must be familiar with insurance and referral policies.

Responsibilities

  • Provides general nursing functions for the practice under a provider’s direction, including recording vital signs, conducting initial patient assessments, obtaining concise patient histories, and providing clinical information and support to providers.
  • Processes and posts information to patient charts and educates patients and families about medications, treatment, care, and referrals.
  • Prepares for patient appointments by reviewing charts and ensuring requested documents are available while maintaining documentation standards.
  • Prepares patients for examinations by conducting assessments, taking histories and vital signs, reconciling medications, and performing routine hearing, vision, or other testing; provides initial assessment information to physicians as needed.
  • Triages calls and determines urgency, whether an appointment is necessary, or whether phone advice is sufficient.
  • Assists providers with minor and emergency procedures and examinations, follows physicians’ instructions, and reassures patients during examinations.
  • Schedules tests and procedures in other facility departments under a provider’s direction and prepares patients with appropriate instructions.
  • Documents ordered test and procedure results, notifies patients of results, and records them appropriately in the medical record.
  • Performs point-of-care laboratory tests as directed by physicians and accurately documents required information in patient medical records.
  • Coordinates admissions and referrals and facilitates prescription requests.
  • Educates patients and families about their care under a provider’s direction.
  • Takes verbal, telephone, and written medication orders from physicians; administers requested treatments, including ordered oral, intramuscular, or subcutaneous medications, and records all data.
  • Maintains and reviews patient records, charts, and other pertinent information and records test and assessment results in patient charts.
  • Participates in performance-improvement monitoring, collects and collates quality-of-care data, helps ensure delivered care meets appropriate standards, and uses quality-improvement results to initiate changes in nursing practice.
  • Communicates information back to other healthcare team members.
  • Attends staff and other required meetings and participates in ongoing education related to professional knowledge and issues; maintains records documenting competency and continuing education.
  • Assists with Workers’ Compensation, disability, and State of Michigan forms as required.
  • Shares knowledge with colleagues and contributes to their professional development.
  • Stocks supplies and maintains examination rooms.
  • Performs phone triage and assists in other areas as needed.
  • Performs other related duties as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • Six to twelve months of healthcare experience is preferred.

About the Company

Bronson Methodist Hospital

Southwest Michigan health system

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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