PCU-RN-Progressive Care Unit
Company: Beaumont Health
Location: Jackson
Posted on: September 20, 2022
Job Description:
Be Extraordinary, Join Our Team!Beaumont is now offering a
$10,000 sign on bonus for this full-time position.Unit Description:
This 64 bed PCU practices patient and family centered care.
Telemetry/Step-down unit. Our unit consists of highly motivated,
skilled Nurses, Nursing Assistants, and Telemetry Technicians
working together as a team. PCU cares for a wide variety of
critically ill patients who require cardiac drips with need for
titration, ventilated patients, and those that require a higher
level of supportive care.GENERAL SUMMARYThe Registered Nurse, under
the ANA scope of practice, utilizes the framework of the nursing
process to provide professional nursing care by incorporating
patient-family centered care principles. The Registered Nurse
provides quality patient care under the direction of the Nurse
Leader according to Beaumont policies and
procedures.BENEFITSBeaumont offers a comprehensive benefits package
to meet your financial, health and life-work balance goals.
Generous paid time off, holidays and
flexible schedulingOur employees receive special discounts on a
wide range of products and servicesExceptional health, dental,
vision and prescription drug insurance plansTuition
ReimbursementRelocation assistance Savings & retirement plans,
disability insurance, identify theft protection and even home and
auto insuranceSTANDARD QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an
individual must be able to perform each essential duty
satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of
the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential duties.
Education / Training: Graduate of an
accredited school of nursing. Diploma, A.D.N., B.S.N., M.S.N.,
DNP/PhD if not minimum BSN prepared, new graduate/nurse with less
than one (1) year experience is required to sign an educational
contract upon hire to complete BSN within specified timeframe and
adhere to contract stipulations. RN must enroll in an accredited
BSN program within one (1) year of hire date and complete within
the next three (3) years. This is effective September 1, 2017.
Specialty Certification highly recommended after 2 years in
specialty.
Work Experience: As required by job
posting
Certification, Licensure,
Registration: RN with active license in State of Michigan
Other Qualifications: Current
American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers
certification and other certifications as required by
department.Critical Care: ACLS within 6 months of
hire/transferESSENTIAL DUTIES: Applies the nursing process of
assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and discharge
needs of patient/family/significant other.Applies the Core Concepts
of Patient- and Family-Centered Care (PFCC) in practice, and uses
this knowledge to personalize care for each
patient/family.Recognizes the impact of nursing care and
patient/family partnerships on patient outcomes.Partners with and
utilizes patient/family input and goals in planning plan of
care.Provides quality care that meets or exceeds the expectations
of value (core measures, quality matrix, patient experience,
fiscally responsible).Provides assistance to individuals in a
manner that takes into account their special needs, age-related and
cultural-related needs.Recognizes the roles of the
interdisciplinary team, patient and family care partners and
utilizes them appropriately as resources in planning patient
care.Delegates appropriate tasks.Demonstrates knowledge of and
competently performs technical procedures and uses equipment
properly.Documents in the patient record in a timely, accurate and
concise manner. Develops teaching strategies for patient/family;
documents education and learning appropriately in health
record.Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting
and is responsible for continuing personal education, mentoring
peers and educating patients and families.Stays up to date with
current health system initiatives and incorporates evidence based
practice and research into practice. Maintains current knowledge in
area of clinical practice.Completes a self-appraisal that includes
professional goals annually and completes peer review.Participates
in department based activities, staff meetings and
committees.Actively participates in hand offs of care, including
the patient, family and partners in care.Demonstrates knowledge,
understanding and embraces cultural traditions and lore of
community served.This document represents the major duties,
responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended
to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be
understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform
job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.WORKING
CONDITIONS: Physical Effort:
StrengthPosition requires ability to
frequently push/pull up to 30 lb. objects with assist of others,
occasional requires ability to lift objects more than 50 lbs. with
others, constantly lift objects up to 20 lbs. And frequently lift
up to 40 lbs.
Manual DexterityPosition requires
incumbent to constantly perform simple motor skills such as
standing, walking and simple manipulative skills such as writing.
Position requires incumbent to frequently perform moderately
difficult manipulative skills such as positioning patients.
CoordinationPosition requires
incumbent to constantly perform gross body coordination such as
walking. Frequently perform tasks which require hand-eye
coordination such as assisting patients to eat, collections of
specimens for transport to lab and tasks which require arm-hand
steadiness such as taking patients temps and pulses.
MobilityPositions requires incumbent
to constantly walk and stand; occasionally sit for prolonged
periods, frequently bend such as when caring for a patient in bed.
Visual Discrimination Positions
requires incumbent to constantly see objects far away as in driving
and see close objects such as reading thermometers.
HearingPositions requires incumbent
to constantly be able to hear normal sound with some background
noise as in answering phone/intercom. Frequently be able to
distinguish sound as in equipment alarms.Work Environment:
Employee may be frequently exposed to
electro-magnetic radiations as in VDTs. Occasionally exposed to
hazardous material other than blood, body tissues, or fluids, dust,
toxins, cytotoxons, chemical hazardous materials, bodily injuries,
loud and/or unpleasant noises, high humidity, electrical hazards,
or poisonous substances. Infrequently exposed to blood, body
tissue, or fluids. Seldom exposed to fluctuations in temperature,
grease, oil, and radiation.Potential risk of an exposure to
hazardous medications or waste materials of hazardous
medications.ABOUT BEAUMONTBeaumont offers you a world of
opportunity throughout Southeast Michigan. With eight hospitals and
155 outpatient sites youll have a wide variety of practice settings
to choose from. Beaumont has more nationally ranked hospitals in
Michigan than any other health system.We are an Equal Opportunity
Employer
Beaumont Health grants equal
employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to
race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion,
genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender,
pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression,
veteran status, or any other legally protected category.
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