Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Bay City, Michigan
McLaren Bay Region

Registered Nurse (RN) – Emergency Room (ER) (Nights)

Location: West Branch, Michigan
Employment Type: Temporary
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Job Description

• Coordinate total nursing care for patients in the Emergency Department (ED).
• Participate in patient and family teaching.
• Provide leadership by collaborating with ancillary nursing and other patient care team members.
• Maintain professional nursing standards in the clinical setting.
• Ensure patient rights and privacy are protected.
• Adhere to ethical and professional standards as defined by the ANA Code for Nurses, ANA Nursing’s Social Policy Statement, Michigan Public Health Code, and Specialty Nursing Standards of Clinical Practice.
• Comply with regulatory standards including those from the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), Healthcare Finance Administration (HCFA), and Michigan Occupational Health and Safety (MIOSHA).
• Function independently in a rural, free-standing ED setting with an average patient volume of 27 patients per day.
• Perform respiratory care, ventilator management, phlebotomy, and some pharmacy drug mixing.

Work Environment

• Emergency Department with 10 beds.
• Patient population ranges from newborn to geriatric.
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 4:1.
• EMR system: Cerner.
• Dress code: Navy blue scrubs.
• Shift: Nights, 12 hours per day.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Michigan
• Minimum 2 years of Emergency Department (ED) experience, including experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association

Additional Notes

• This position requires a nurse comfortable with a higher level of autonomy and a broad skill set due to the rural, free-standing nature of the ED.
• Prior travel experience is not specified as required.