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Job Description

*** Up to $25,000 in incentives***

POST SURGICAL CARE UNIT

Post-Surgical Care Unit is a 30 bed, challenging and fast paced unit. We provide care for patients who need surgeries or a procedure. We are looking for new members who are committed to our unit. Our team is proud to share some highlights that may draw you to join our team.

These “Pride Points” came from our current team:

• Great Teamwork
• Excellent Communication
• Collaborative Surgeons & Providers
• Caring & Supportive Unit Culture
• Nurse Techs Provide Tremendous Support to RNs
• Clinical Nurse Supervisors Are Very Helpful
• Great People to Work With
• Education Pertinent to Staff Growth and Care of Patient
• Care of Various Types of Surgical Procedures
• Management of Lines, Drains and Dressings
• Learn New Things Every Day
• Unit Shared Governance Team that listens and addresses unit concerns
• Great Manager

Job Summary

Assist in the development of nursing care plans and performs a variety of both technical and routine nursing services consistent with such plans; is responsible for the skillful performance of nursing procedures commonly used in assigned areas. Work under the general supervision of a registered nurse during an individualized nursing internship program. Actual duties and responsibilities will vary depending on patient unit assigned. Provide comprehensive, excellent health care to all clients in Lakeland throughout their developmental life cycle.

Essential Functions

• Perform various duties necessary to provide complete care, comfort and safety for assigned patients under the direction of a professional nurse. These duties may include routine daily care, obtaining vital signs, or performing special orders or treatments as directed by a Registered Nurse or immediate supervisor.
• Assist in admitting, transferring, and discharging patients, and caring for patients personal belongings. Collaborates with others using the nursing process to achieve discharge goals based on assessed patient needs. Observe patients, communicates requests, and reports reactions or changes in condition to nurse.
• Maintain a commitment to the achievement of quality health care services by maintaining patient rights, safety, privacy, confidentiality, and the "customer relations" philosophy.
• Participate in maintaining, clean and comfortable environment. Participate in economical utilization of supplies, equipment and resources.
• Perform a variety of semi-complex treatments or nursing procedures, such as changing dressings, cleansing/irrigating wounds and incisions under supervision, performing catheterization and
  suctioning patients.
• Maintain a commitment to career growth and development by participation in mandatory annual in-services, Lakeland Regional Health System committees, and educational programs for improvement of self to maintain competency. Pass medications after successful completion of the state board nursing exam.
• Receive orders from physicians only under observation of another RN.
• Establish and maintain open and communications in all aspects of job performance.

Qualifications

• Required Associate's Degree Nursing

• LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - STATE_MI State of Michigan 90 Days required

Primary Location

SITE - Lakeland Medical Center - 1234 Napier Ave - St Joseph

Department Name

Float Pool - Lakeland

Employment Type

Full time

Shift

Day (United States of America)

Weekly Scheduled Hours

36

Hours of Work

7:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Days Worked

Variable Weekdays, Weekend Rotation

Weekend Frequency

Every other weekend

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