Signet Health is working with our client, Franciscan Health Michigan City, to hire registered nurses (RN) with behavioral health/psychiatric experience. This is a hospital position offering a market-competitive compensation package. They are currently seeking nurses for the night shift at the Michigan City, Indiana location. 

We are seeking caring, skilled health inspirers to meet the highest standards of health care and everyday leaders who encourage good health. Caretakers who don’t just administer medication, but who actively listen and assess each patient – looking the patient in the eye and letting them know that they are seen and heard and cared for. At Franciscan Health, RN doesn’t just stand for Registered Nurse – it stands for Required Nurturer.

The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing total comprehensive nursing to patients and their families through the development of a plan of care, including implementing, reassessing, evaluating and revising the plan of care. The RN develops these patient-specific plans by performing psychosocial/physiologic assessments, considering patients' cultural/ ethical/ spiritual needs, reviewing trends of similar patients, as well as considering physicians' orders regarding care. The RN integrates knowledge, skills, and experiences to meet the needs of patients and families throughout the continuum of care to include patient and family education, and actively supports and incorporates nursing regulations and standards, as well as Franciscan Alliance processes and procedures in daily practice.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Practice nursing according to the organization and established nursing philosophies and standards of care set by state board of nursing, state nurse practice act, and other governing agency regulations.
• Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, families, and coworkers.
• Collaborate with patients and their families, (and or primary caregiver) as well as members of a multidisciplinary team, to ensure optimal patient outcomes and enhancement of the patient experience.
• Assess, collect, and analyze comprehensive objective, subjective, psychosocial, and cultural data pertinent to patient condition.
• Prioritize and implement the identified plan, coordinate care delivery, employ interventions to improve patient outcomes while providing a safe, respectful, and ethical practice environment.
• Communicate timely changes in patient’s assessment/ongoing reassessment to providers that warrant consideration and/or a change in the plan of care and maintain and coordinate communication with all members of the multidisciplinary team to facilitate safe transitions and continuity in care delivery.
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment by handling and clearing instruments, equipment, and supplies in accordance with infection-control policies and protocols.
• May be required to maintain nursing supplies inventory by checking stock and outdates to determine inventory level, anticipating needed supplies and placing orders for required inventory.

• Associate's degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Indiana
• 3-5 years of acute care experience, or minimum of 5 years if education is Diploma in Nursing  
• Basic Life Support Program (BLS) - American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) - American Heart Association Required if required by unit
• Unit Specific Certifications - Franciscan Alliance Required if required by unit
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) - American Heart Association Required if required by unit