Registered Nurse/FA Details

Registered Nurse/FA

Ascension - Kalamazoo, MI

Employment Type : Full-Time

We Are Hiring: ** Sign On Bonus Available** **$7,000 for Full-Time. 2 years of experience is required.
Registered Nurse FA I - Surgery - Full-Time Day, 40 Hours Weekly - Ascension Borgess Hospital - Kalamazoo, MI
Full time 40 hours per week, 7a-530p. Weekends and holidays per unit rotation.
Level II trauma center operating room.
Inpatient and Outpatient procedures.What You Will Do: The Registered Nurse First Assistant is first and foremost a Registered Nurse. The Registered Nurse First Assistant provides nursing care within Borgess Medical Center. The practice of professional nursing is the systematic application of specialized knowledge and skill, derived from biological, physical and behavioral sciences to care, treat, counsel and health teaching of individuals who are experiencing changes in normal health processes or who require assistance in the maintenance of
health and the prevention or management of illness, injury or disability and demonstrates this through application of the Standards of Clinical Nursing Practice and Standards of Professional Performance defined by the American Nurses Association. Recognizes that each patient is a unique
individual and has the right to quality nursing care that ensures the mutual goal set between the Registered Nurse First Assistant and patient. Assures patient rights and privacy are protected, recognizing personal, interpersonal and social systems. The nursing process facilitates the
promotion, maintenance and restoration of an individual s health, incorporating knowledge of growth and development through the life span. Knowledgeable of nursing practice, procedures, competencies and patient care standards as well as regulations and guidelines pertaining to nursing care. Successful completion of competency based orientation and maintenance of core competencies for RNFA.

• In collaboration with the patient and/or family, and healthcare team, participates in open discussion to identify mutual goals based on the nursing assessment and nursing diagnosis.
• Diagnose, treat and evaluate the human response to actual or potential health problems and needs.
• Evaluate the outcomes of the nursing plan of care and revises it as necessary.
• Assess, detect, monitor and attempt to prevent complications associated with health situations or treatment plans.
• Implement physicians orders using nursing judgment through nursing interventions and coordination of others to do the same.
• Notify the physician of patient condition and response to nursing intervention appropriately and document this action.
• Responsible for coordinating patient teaching and documentation in collaboration with other health care providers and disciplines.
• Responsible for insuring that patient's pain is assessed, treated, reassessed, documented and evaluated. Adheres to policies and procedures.
• The above is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.

What You Will Need: Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• BLS Provider credentialed from the American Heart Association (AHA) obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date required.
• Licensed Registered Nurse obtained within 3 Months (90 days) of hire date or job transfer date.

Education:

• The Registered Nurse must have an Associates of Applied Science in Nursing (AAS) Degree or Bachelors of Science in Nursing (BSN) or RN Diploma at start date. BSN is required within six (6) years of
  start date. Incumbents hired into position prior to 1/1/2015 are grandfathered with their existing educational degrees.
• Must be proficient in the Perioperative practice of nursing as a
  scrub/circulator for a minimum of four (4) years.
• Consideration regarding length of training period will be given to Registered Nurses who have previous experience as an RNFA.
• One (1) year of continuous employment at LHM.

Why Join Our Team: Ascension Michigan employs over 20,000 compassionate caregivers across 16 hospitals and hundreds of related healthcare facilities. Our care teams are dedicated to providing spiritually centered, holistic care which sustains and improves the health of the communities we serve. We provide generous paid time off for work-life balance, a collaborative work environment, professional development opportunities and more to help our associates flourish personally and professionally. If you are looking for a rewarding career in healthcare, we invite you to apply today.

Ascension is a faith-based healthcare organization dedicated to transformation through innovation across the continuum of care. As one of the leading non-profit and Catholic health systems in the U.S., Ascension is committed to delivering compassionate, personalized care to all. In FY2020, Ascension provided $2.4 billion in care of persons living in poverty and other community benefit programs. Ascension includes more than 160,000 associates and 40,000 aligned providers across a national network of ministries. We offer rewarding careers across more than 2,600 sites of care – including 146 hospitals and more than 50 senior living facilities – in 19 states and the District of Columbia.Equal Employment Opportunity Employer: Ascension Borgess is an equal opportunity employer (EEO) and affords equal opportunity to all associates and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic data, or other legally protected status.

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Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.