Specialty: Bariatrics
Shift: Nights
Hours: 7p-7:30a
Shift length: 12 hours
Guarantee: 36
Weekend rotation: Every other
On call: none
Required certifications: BLS
Scrub Color: Solid Navy
Job Summary:
Delivers nursing care responsibly and accountably as described professionally by the American Nurses Association (ANA) and legally by the State of Michigan. Demonstrates competency through the critical thinking model known as the nursing process. This includes assessment, diagnosis, outcomes identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Upholds the standards of professional performance as described by the ANA. This includes ethical practice, culturally congruent practice, communication, collaboration, leadership, education, evidence-based practice and research, quality of practice, professional practice evaluation, resource utilization and environmental health. Strives to achieve optimal outcomes.
Essential Functions:
Provides evidence-based nursing care consistent with the interprofessional plan of care and in accordance with health system policies, procedures, and ANA/regulatory standards. Communicates and collaborates with other members of the health care team in order to ensure continuity and coordination of care. Acts as a patient/family advocate. Performs point of care testing as required.
Population (types of patients):
• Mixture of patients and patient types- surgical patients, medical patients
• 50% surgery patients- bariatric, colorectal
• 50% medical patients- cellulitis, kidney failure, falls, bowel obstructions
• We are an accredited bariatric surgery center that focuses on continuous quality improvement for our patients.
