RN Emergency Department

Job description

About the Unit We are a 21-bed Emergency Department and Chest Pain/Observation Unit. Our department is a certified stroke center and chest pain unit. We serve patients of all ages with a wide variety of complaints. Nurse to patient ratio is 1:4 (flexible depending upon acuity) in the emergency department and 5:1 in the chest pain/observation unit. About Corewell Health South – Lakeland Hospitals The health system comprises three hospitals, an outpatient surgery center, a regional cancer center, rehabilitation centers, two long-term care residences, home care and hospice services, and 34 affiliate physician practice locations. We provide both inpatient and outpatient medical services throughout Southwest Michigan. Scope of Work: The RN, 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 to assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and discharge. The RN provides quality patient care under the direction of the Nurse Leader according to Corewell Health policies and procedures and recognizes the impact of nursing care and patient/family partnerships on patient outcomes. The...