Corewell Health·Grand Rapids, Michigan
Provide professional nursing care for adult medical and surgical ICU patients using the nursing process framework. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to assess, plan, and implement patient-family centered care and discharge strategies.
About the unit 1H is a 22 bed adult critical care unit at Blodgett Hospital.
1H cares for medical ICU patients as well as some surgical ICU patients.
As a team member on 1H, you will see a wide variety of different ages and types of diagnoses and participate in many different types of ICU level care.
Some of those diagnoses include stroke, sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, and respiratory failure.
You will get to learn about ventilators, sedation, paralytics, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), post cardiac arrest cooling, ICU thrombolytic therapy, and much more!
The experience you will gain on 1H will give you the foundation you need to work in the ICU level of care.
The team on 1H includes nurses from a wide variety of different experience levels on both day and night shift and they love to teach!
We collaborate with ICU providers, respiratory care, physical therapy, pharmacy, social work, etc. to make sure all of our patient needs are met.
1H is a supportive environment for new staff and we would welcome you to our 1H family!
About Blodgett Hospital Set within a quiet, beautifully maintained property of mature trees and healing gardens.
We have a history of providing high quality, compassionate and personalized medical care.
Since 1846, Blodgett Hospital has earned a reputation for excellence as a community and teaching hospital.
We provide patient-focused inpatient care in 248 private patient rooms and outpatient services for medical, surgical and specialty care, achieving high rates of patient satisfaction.
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 RN partners with and utilizes patient/family input and goals in planning plan of care and develops teaching strategies for patient/family; documents education and learning appropriately in health record.
Associates in Nursing Required Bachelors in Nursing Required within 5 years MI Registered Nurse (RN) Required AHA or ARC Basic Life Support (BLS) Required within 90 days AHA Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Required within 6 months
Requires an Associate's degree in Nursing and a Michigan RN license, with a Bachelor's degree required within five years. BLS certification is required within 90 days and ACLS within six months.
Market context
Adult critical care RN openings in Michigan are often driven by hospital staffing needs in high-acuity units, where employers look for nurses who can manage complex patients and respond quickly to changing conditions. These roles are competitive because they typically require an active Michigan RN license, BLS and ACLS timelines, and a plan to complete a BSN within five years. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits here to save time, then confirm your certification dates and prepare examples of ICU or step-down experience before applying.