Grad Nurse - ED

Overview

The Graduate Nurse demonstrates excellent customer service skills in a manner consistent with the Vision, Mission, and Values of My Michigan Health. This individual works under direct supervision of a Registered Nurse mentor while carrying out designated skills acquired in educational programs and/or orientation. The Graduate Nurse is not permitted to pass medications until licensure has been granted by the State of Michigan.

The Graduate Nurse, while providing direct patient care, functions under the direct supervision, direction and delegation of the RN mentor.

(30%) Patient Care
:
Provides nursing care under the direction of the RN mentor using the Nursing Process:

• Prioritizes/organizes delegated patient care assignments.
• Accountable for all patient care assignments and documentation of all interventions.
• Performs technical nursing skills as outlined in standards and procedures manual and as described by unit-specific competencies.
• Engages in reinforcement of patient/family teaching as delegated by the RN mentor.
• Encouraged to be proactive in seeking learning opportunities.
• Completes orientation.
• Care planning for the shift with the RN mentor.

(30%) Communications
:

• Identifies and communicates changes in the patient s condition to the RN mentor.
• Demonstrates a positive personal approach and interaction with others.

(20%) Unit Responsibilities
:

• Maintains clean, safe patient care area.
• Handles equipment appropriately. Returns equipment to proper place after its use. Asks questions about its use when necessary.
• Considers cost in using supplies for patient care.
• Assists with completing patient census correctly.

(20%) Personal Responsibilities
:

• Demonstrates ability to give care cooperatively with other patient care team members.
• Actively participates in quality management and continuing education. Updates and maintains knowledge, skills, and competencies related to the area of practice and age(s) of patient population.

Presents a clean and neat appearance according to the organizational dress code.

Demonstrates the ability to interpret information and reports pertinent data to the physician, including pertinent clinical information.

Assess learning needs considering readiness, ability, preferences, and cultural/spiritual variables.

Provide education to meet the individual needs and ability to learn.

Participates in care conferences as assigned.

Develops and maintains good working rapport with interdisciplinary personnel to meet the needs of each resident.

Demonstrates the ability to organize and prioritize the needs of groups of patients or an individual patient.

Demonstrates a general ability to manage assignments and perform routine duties on the unit.

Implements clinical and technical aspects of care in accordance with established policies and procedures.

Demonstrates understanding of clinical pathways and utilizes appropriately.

Remains calm and efficient when working in stressful situations.

Documents in an accurate, clear, and concise way and includes pertinent clinical data.

Shares information and reports significant changes and/or abnormal findings to appropriate team members.

Participates in regulatory surveys.

Participates in the performance improvement activities.

Provides a safe and secure environment for patient care.

Remains current on new developments by reading professional journals, and attending seminars.

Demonstrates understanding of role in emergency preparedness procedure.

Provides for the age-specific needs of the population served according to department standards and policies/procedures as evidenced by observation, documentation and peer feedback for the following:
Adolescent (Over 16 years);
Adult (18 to 64 years);
Later Adult (65 years and older);
All other duties as assigned.

• Credential: BLS:
  Basic Life Support
• Equivalent
  
  Experience:
  
  Required within 3 months of hire or transfer
• Qualification Source: AHA
• Credential: TEAM ADVANCED:
  Techniques for Effective Aggression Mgt
• Equivalent
  
  Experience:
  
  Required within 6 months of hire or transfer
• Credential: FINGERPRIN:
  Fingerprinting
• Equivalent
  
  Experience:
  
  Required within (as applicable)

• Education: High School Diploma or GED
• Equivalent
  
  Experience:
  
  Current enrollment in RN program
• Education Specialization: CSTUDENT

• Education/Licensure/Certification: High School graduate or equivalent. Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI) certification preferred.
• Experience required: Graduate of a RN school of nursing program or currently completing final course work (e.g., leadership or equivalent) and waiting to take RN State Boards; will be awarded a permanent position upon licensure.
• Technical knowledge, skills and abilities: Demonstrates ongoing competency in selected psychomotor skills.
• BLS certification: required within 90 days of hire.
• The Graduate Nurse has three months to take and pass the RN State Boards or may be separated from the Graduate…