Position Overview:
Job Type: Full-Time or Part-Time
Schedule:
- Days (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM)
- Nights (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
Department: Long-Term Care or Behavioral Medicine
Location: 3340 Hospital Rd, Saginaw, MI 48603
Join HealthSource Saginaw as an Independent Contractor
At HealthSource Saginaw, we are seeking independent contract Registered Nurses who are passionate about making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients and their families. As an independent contracted Registered Nurse, you will have the opportunity to provide high-quality nursing care in one of our specialized programs: Long-Term Care or Behavioral Medicine Center.
Find your home, live in the moment, and make a lasting impact in our facility. Rise to Be Your Best as you help inspire hope, support recovery, and uplift our staff, patients, their loved ones, and everyone around you.
What You’ll Do:
The Independent Contract Registered Nurse will perform the full range of assignments including but not limited to:
- Assess patient/resident condition on admission and on an ongoing basis. Prepare a measurable, attainable, specific, and individualized plan of care.
- Provide professional nursing care and perform routine treatments as prescribed by a physician or indicated by patient’s/resident’s condition.
- Use professional judgment regarding direction of care or treatment modifications given patient/resident condition.
- Collaborate with members of the multi-disciplinary team in planning, evaluating, and revising patient/resident plan of care on a daily or regular basis. Direct nursing personnel in implementation of the care plan.
- Observe and evaluate symptoms, progress, and reactions to treatments and medications.
- Recognize changes in physiological and/or psychological states and provide safe therapeutic approaches.
- Intervene in disruptive/destructive situations through the utilization of appropriate behavioral management techniques.
- Educate patients’ or residents’ families and caregivers about diagnosis-related care, medications, home care techniques, and post-discharge rehabilitation requirements.
- Assist in orienting and training new personnel to the unit, and serve as a resource person for other facility personnel and students.
What We’re Looking For:
REQUIRED:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Michigan.
- Current BLS/CPR certification (onsite training available if needed).
Independent Contractors with HealthSource Saginaw must:
- Supply own benefits and make all appropriate tax, social security, Medicare, and other withholding payments as required.
- Submit invoice of hours worked every two weeks for payment.
- Maintain (at sole expense) valid policies of insurance evidencing general and professional liability coverage of not less than $1,000,000/occurrence and $3,000,000 in the aggregate.
HealthSource Saginaw does not provide worker's compensation insurance coverage nor make any unemployment tax payments for independent contractors.
