Mercy Radiology Jobs in Michigan (NOW HIRING)

Employment Type:

Full time

Shift:

12 Hour Day Shift

Description:

Newly EXPANDED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT!!!

The registered nurse is a collaborative member/leader of the care team and is accountable for practicing both the

art and science of nursing, delivering care as prescribed by the American Nurses Association (ANA) Standards

of Practice and Professional Performance. In addition, registered nurses are accountable to practice in

accordance with the standards established/endorsed by St Joseph Mercy Oakland (SJMO) leadership and by

external regulators and accreditation agencies. The registered nurse actively promotes SJMO nursing and the

nursing profession, and supports advancing practice in fulfillment of the SJMO Quality Plan for Nursing.

Registered nurses at SJMO have authority, responsibility and accountability for nursing practice through the

formal nursing shared governance structure, and are expected to abide by the ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses.

Position Qualifications:

Minimum Education, Licensure / Certification and Experience Required.

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Nursing is preferred. Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.

Licensure / Certification:

Active license to practice nursing in the State of Michigan. Certification by a nationally recognized nursing

organization is preferred. Membership in a professional nursing organization is preferred. BCLS for all inpatient

bedside care areas, and inpatient and outpatient surgical services required within 45 days from date of hire or

transfer. ACLS for specified care areas as follows: AICU, CCU, PACU, cath lab, ambulatory surgery,

emergency department, radiology/special procedures required within 6 months from date of hire or transfer.

TNCC for specified care areas as follows: emergency department, clinical decision unit and critical care NRP

required within 12 months from date of hire or transfer. NRP for specified care areas as follows: labor and

delivery, neonatal intensive care required within 12 months

from date of hire or transfer. Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification (EFM-c) is required for specified areas as

follows: Labor and Delivery, Antenatal, and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, required within the first 12 months from

date of hire or transfer.

NIH Stroke Scale for specified care areas such as follows: AICU, CCU, emergency department, critical care

NRP, and neuroscience required within 6 months of date of hire or transfer. FIM credentialing for specified care

areas such as follows: inpatient rehabilitation required within 6 months of hire or transfer.

Experience: Two years experience in a health care related field preferred.

Special Skill / Aptitudes: Continuously seeks opportunities to improve the quality of patient care delivery

through innovative and creative resolution finding, becoming expert at point of care resolution through use of

critical thinking. Demonstrates responsiveness to needs of patients, other care team members, and self. Ability to

serve as a teacher, mentor, and coach to patients, students, new nurses, peers, other colleagues, and staff, to

advance the profession of nursing and optimize patient outcomes. Ability to organize and prioritize, in a fastpaced

environment. Ability to use and effectively integrate positive communication approaches to meet diverse

patient needs, optimize resources, and adapt care processes to accommodate changing patient acuity and unit

needs. Ability to use critical thinking, logic and reasoning to address complex situations. Excellent interpersonal

service skills necessary in order to form and maintain positive relationships with customers and other healthcare

professionals. Ability to use and effectively integrate positive communication approaches to meet diverse patient

needs, optimize resources, and adapt care processes to accommodate changes in the healthcare environment.

Excellent customer service orientation skills necessary in order to deal effectively with various levels of hospital

personnel, outside customers and community groups.

Duties / Responsibilities:

1 Provides patient care that reflects respect for patients' rights, dignity, values, culture preferences, and

expressed needs and attention to providing comfort, relieving pain, and alleviating anxiety.

2 Demonstrates principles of Relationship-based Care to cultivate and maintain therapeutic relationships as a

means to optimal healing and collegial functioning as interdisciplinary care team members.

3 Utilizes research and evidence-based practice in the delivery of care, to advance nursing practice, and to

improve nurse and patient satisfaction, and quality of care.

4 Implements care in accordance with the multi-disciplinary plan of care collaborating with and delegating

appropriately to other care team members as needed.

5 Uses and effectively integrates technology to support nursing care and practice.

6 Uses data and evidence to drive decisions at point of care that improve and optimize care delivery, clinical

outcomes, and patient and nurse satisfaction.

7 Actively engages and participates in resource planning to advance nursing practice, quality of care, and

nurse and patient satisfaction, through staffing, acuity response, supply management and budget planning.

8 Actively engages and participates in unit-based and other committees and initiatives that promote patient

and workplace safety, optimal clinical outcomes, and satisfaction.

9 Supports and participates in nursing shared governance and interdisciplinary decision-making.

10 Seeks and incorporates feedback concerning improvement in one's own practice, through participation in

peer review nursing case review, and self-appraisal.

11 Contributes to the positive image of nursing and enhances the SJMO culture of excellence by modeling

professional behavior both in the organization and in the community.

12 Embraces change and lifelong learning, taking personal accountability to seek out experiences that promote

personal and professional growth in order to advance skills and competence.

13 Integrates principles of the Personal. Connected . Journey and demonstrates Trinity Health Guiding

Behaviors to provide excellent care of self, patients, and care team members.

14 Utilizes process excellence tools and processes to improve the quality of patient care delivery.

15 Utilizes technology to support nursing care and practice.

16 Utilizes data and evidence to guide best practice and continuous improvement.

Demonstrates and actively promotes an understanding and commitment to the mission of St. Joseph Mercy

Oakland through performing behaviors consistent with the Trinity Health Values.Maintains a working

knowledge of applicable Federal, State, and Local laws and regulations, the Trinity Health Organizational

Integrity Program, including the Standards of Conduct, Code of Ethics, as well as other policies and procedures

in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behaviors.Supports and

conducts one's self in a manner consistent with customer service expectations. In accordance with unit or

departmental practice, determines that appropriate charges have been entered for the correct patient, encounter,

date/time of service, with any required modifiers. Make corrections as needed per charge capture

policy/practice. In accordance with unit or departmental practice, actively participates in on-going education and

communication regarding revenue management. In accordance with unit or departmental practice, assists with

tracking and monitoring of equipment assigned to the unit. Requests services for maintaining equipment as

needed. In accordance with unit or departmental practice, proficient with the electronic health records for

documentation, assessment, and care management, performing these activities concurrently with provision of

care throughout the shift.

Dept/Unit Specific:

• Develops a multi disciplinary plan of care ensuring achievement of quality outcomes and use of resources.

• Recognizes and promotes the unique contributions of all care team members providing clinical resource

support.

• Supports organizational and unit strategic goals, programs and activities, and actively participates in unitbased

Shared Governance Council initiatives activities.

• Evaluates own performance utilizing input from all care team members and customers, and develops a plan

for continual improvement.

• Evaluates patient/family outcomes and progress toward goals as reflected in the plan of care.

• Demonstrates successful completion of unit-specific competencies.

Working Conditions:

• In a typical day, the associate may sit for 25%, stand for 25%, and walk for 50% of the day.

• Associate's position requires occasional (5-10% of work time) squatting, crawling, crouching, kneeling, and

balancing, frequent bending/stooping, and reaching above shoulder level, pushing/pulling.

• Position requires the use of hands for simple and firm grasping and fine manipulating.

• Position may require frequent lifting and carrying of patients/equipment/other not to exceed 51 pounds.

Associates will not lift items/patients exceeding 35 pounds from the floor.

• May be exposed to marked changed in temperature and humidity, infectious diseases, hazardous waste, and

chemicals.

• Position requires high level of mental concentration to attain established deadlines. Working environment

includes frequent interruptions.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.

Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

EOE including disability/veteran