Registered Nurse Surgery - L3 - 72 hr/pp - Bronson Methodist

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Location

BMH Bronson Methodist Hospital

Title

Registered Nurse Surgery - L3 - 72 hr/pp - Bronson Methodist

Under general supervision and in accordance with the policies, procedures and guidelines established within the organization, the unit, and the Michigan Public Health Code, the registered nurse manages the care delivery for patients in the organization throughout the length of stay to achieve quality outcomes and timely discharge by the following: utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, diagnosing, implementation and evaluation; coordinating the care provided by other professionals; delegating selected acts, tasks or functions that fall within the scope of professional nursing practice and the abilities of patient care assistants and universal service assistants; providing selected aspects of physical care within the scope of professional nursing practice as appropriate given the patient's level of acuity and complexity of care required; and documenting and communicating during each tour of duty the patient's response to care provided, consumption of resources and anticipated needs. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

BMH 5700 Surgery Only

Associate's degree in Nursing required

Bachelor's degree in Nursing preferred, must obtain within 8 years of hire

Licensed Registered Nurse in good standing for the state of Michigan

As of December 29, 2013, any nurse hired by Bronson who does not hold a BSN (or higher nursing degree) will be given 8 years from date of hire date to obtain. If, after 8 years, the nurse has not met this requirement, employment will be terminated.

BLS certification required by completion of core orientation

Critical care or ALS as well as other certifications may be required for some RNs, unit specific

Career Ladder RN Level 3

• Must maintain all steps in level one, level two and complete the following to obtain level 3

• Five years’ experience in BMH OR following completion of orientation

• AORN member or committee

• Ability to scrub and circulate cases OR circulate 3 services proficiently.

• Completion of 4 professional development hour per year and present learned knowledge from each session in one of the following forms

  • Staff meeting,

  • committee meeting

  •  hallway in-service

  • Power point

  • Poster presentation

• Choose one option from the list below:

  • CNOR certification

  • Minimum of 102 hours of call per month (employees must bid on and be accepted into these positions)

  • Team Lead (employees must bid on and be accepted into these positions)

  • Relief Charge positions (employees must bid on and be accepted into these positions)

Profession Development options – Documented in Workday and present learned knowledge

• BOLD Class (virtual, in-person or on-demand)

• Crucial Conversations

• Preceptor (includes yearly maintenance class)

• Conference attendance

• Professional webinars, other learnings, and book reviews

• Other (must be approved by leader)

Committee Attendance and participation must be at 80% ---- Virtual participation is approved, and attendance must be documented by committee leader champion

Committees in Surgery include:

• Staffing Committee

• Education Committee

• Shared Governance

• Professional Practice

• Team Development and Engagement

• Safety and Care in the OR

• Surgery Policy and Procedure

• Safety Champion

Committees outside of Surgery include but are not limited to:

• Divisional and/or sub committees

• Nursing Informatics

• CISM

Standards of Practice:

• The registered nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patients’ health or the situation.

o Assesses the patient’s physical and developmental needs

o Analyzes assessment da