Munson Medical Center – The Most Recognized Hospital in Michigan Munson Medical Center is the largest hospital in northern Michigan, with 391 inpatient beds and more than 500 physicians representing 57 specialties. Munson Medical Center received the Magnet Recognition Award for Nursing Excellence in 2006. Only 6.2 percent of hospitals in the nation have earned Magnet status, awarded by the American Nurses Association and American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Nurses at Munson have a voice in clinical care and professional nursing practice is emphasized. Excellent nurse-to-patient ratios allow time for high-quality care to be provided, and continuing education opportunities. On top of all that, Traverse City is a great place to raise your family – it’s been rated one of the nation’s top 25 small cities.
The Critical Care Internship Program Upon completion of the program, the intern will have the information and skills essential to care for patients in the critical care units. The program consists of an intensive six months of clinical and didactic training, a portion of which is approved for contact hours.
The program includes the Essentials of Critical Care Orientation via computer based training, skill labs, EKG training, critical care/trauma case studies, and numerous clinical and critical thinking experiences.
Interns will have the opportunity to strengthen their clinical skills, sharpen their nursing judgment, and organize care for several diverse patients. They will work in multidisciplinary teams with the most up-to-date equipment and utilize Evidenced Based Practice. There will be opportunities to be a part of current nursing research, and all interns will gain an appreciation for the special interaction between nursing, critically ill patients, and their families.
Participating Care Units Munson’s Emergency Department (ED) opened in January 2007. The ED offers state-of-the-art design and technology with 43 private rooms, including three full service trauma bays. The ED is accredited through The American College of Surgeons as a Level II Trauma Center, the only one in northern Michigan.
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a 20-bed unit that serves a combined medical/surgical, trauma, and neurological population. The Progressive Care Unit is housed in the ICU and is responsible for caring for a variety of patients with multisystem complexity.
In the Heart Center, the Cardiothoracic Unit (A2) is a 30-bed unit which encourages open visitation. The innovative acuity-adaptable rooms are designed to provide efficient care to cardiac surgical patients, immediately post-op until patient discharge.
The 30-bed Cardiac Care Unit (A3) in the Heart Center is also acuity-adaptable. A3 serves a patient population that includes adult cardiac critically ill and cardiac interventional patients.
The A2, A3, and ICU nursing staff are oriented to manage patients both in the critical and intermediate levels of care.
Requirements
College transcripts (unofficial is acceptable)
Apply online at munsonhealthcare.org (resume may be copied and pasted into the application)
For Graduate Nurse: two letters of recommendation from senior level faculty, or from Nurse Manager if employed as a Nurse Tech/Nurse Assistant during school
For Registered Nurse with one to two years experience: two letters of recommendation (Nurse Manager, Peer, Nurse Educator)
Letter of Intent - Points to Include:
Why I choose to pursue critical care nursing
What you bring to the profession
Future goals
Signed agreement to work 24 months from the date of program completion in the critical care unit in which you were hired
Application Process Deadline date for application and packet to Gina Ranger for Critical Care Internship consideration is January 31, 2010. Program begins March 8, 2010.
