Registered Nurse (RN) Observation Unit

Job Type: Full-Time | 0.75 FTE or 60 hours per person per week

Schedule: 5 x 12-hour shifts, Days (7a-7p), Rotating Weekends and Holidays

Compensation: $7,500 Sign-On Bonus available to qualified applicants

Your Experience Matters

UP Health System - Marquette is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As an Observation RN joining our team, you are embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More About Our Team

Enjoy the fast pace of the Emergency Department combined with the clinical depth of inpatient care. In our Observation Unit, you will play a key role in monitoring patients, supporting timely clinical decisions, and helping guide them safely to the next step in their care—whether that is admission or discharge. It is a dynamic environment where your assessment skills, critical thinking, and teamwork make an immediate and meaningful impact.

Responsibilities

• Perform plan of care intervention, including medication administration, specimen collection, clinical treatments, and other medical care treatments.
• Document patient care given.
• Work closely with providers to ensure patients meet observation criteria, monitoring them for 24–48 hours to assess their condition and determine if they need to be admitted as an inpatient or discharged.
• Monitor, record, and communicate patient condition as appropriate to the care team, physician, patient, and family.
• Assist patients with activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, elimination, nutrition, and ambulation.
• Collaborate across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including transfer, discharge, referral, and spiritual/psychosocial support needs.
• Evaluate learning needs of patient and/or family and provide education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
• Advocate for the physical and emotional well‑being of the patient.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full‑time and part‑time employees.
• Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short‑ and long‑term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
• Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package with company match.
• Employee Well‑being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, discount programs).
• Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

Applicants must have a current Michigan RN license and an associate’s degree from an accredited nursing school (bachelor’s preferred).

Additional Requirements

• Basic Life Support Health Care Provider (BLS‑HCP)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) (preferred)

Contact

Not ready to complete an application, or have questions? Please contact Paula Swartout by texting or calling or use this link ( to schedule a phone call.

About UP Health System

UP Health System - Marquette is a 222‑bed hospital located in Marquette, Michigan, and is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network committed to making communities healthier with acute care, rehabilitation, and behavioral health facilities from coast to coast. From your first day to your next career milestone—your experience matters.

Equal Employment Opportunity

UP Health System - Marquette is an Equal Opportunity Employer. UP Health System - Marquette is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.