Registered Nurse - Cardiac Stepdown Intermediate Care

Henry Ford Health; Southfield, Northern (MI, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health in Detroit is seeking a Registered Nurse to join our Cardiac/Medical Stepdown unit. You will lead nursing care, assess and plan patient care, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure high-quality outcomes.

You will monitor patients with cardiac conditions, perform the nursing process, delegate tasks, educate families, and support safe, compassionate care in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• BSN preferred; graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Clinical knowledge and analytical abilities necessary to formulate effective nursing care plans.
• Ability to perform a wide variety of professional nursing services.
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, and hospital personnel.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality, compassionate patient care.
• Utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Delegate, supervise, and document care and teaching of patients and their families.
• Effectively communicate pertinent patient/family information to the healthcare team.
• Participate in finding and implementing solutions for variances from patient goals.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical knowledge

Analytical abilities

Communication skills

Education

BSN preferred

Graduation from accredited nursing program

Job description

About the Department

Cardiac Stepdown Intermediate Care

Join our 27-bed, high-paced Cardiac/Medical Stepdown unit, where you’ll care for a diverse patient population and have opportunities to grow your clinical skills. Our team is committed to high-quality patient care and values the voice of our nurses through a strong shared governance model.

In this role, you’ll care for patients with a variety of cardiac conditions, including heart failure, post-cardiac surgery, and those recovering from cardiac interventions. You’ll use your telemetry and critical-thinking skills to closely monitor patients, recognize changes in condition, and provide timely interventions. You’ll also partner with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team to support recovery and promote heart health.

Our leadership team values open communication, collaboration, and feedback, creating an environment where nurses are supported and encouraged to grow.

Role Overview

As a Registered Nurse at Henry Ford Health, you will provide leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality, compassionate patient care. You'll utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care, while effectively communicating with patients, families, and the healthcare team. Your role is critical in ensuring patient goals are met and solutions are implemented when variances occur.

Why Henry Ford Health

At Henry Ford Health, we are relentless advocates for exceptional care for our patients, communities, and each other. We come to do meaningful work and grow our careers, and we stay for the connection, support, and shared pride in making the impossible, possible.

What You Will Do

• Provide leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality, compassionate patient care.
• Utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Delegate, supervise, and document care and teaching of patients and their families.
• Effectively communicate pertinent patient/family information to the healthcare team.
• Participate in finding and implementing solutions for variances from patient goals.

SCHEDULE: (3) - 12 Hour Shifts, 7am - 730pm, every other weekend and rotating holidays

LOCATION: Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital

What We Offer

At Henry Ford Health, we foster career growth through collaborative, mission-driven work and continuous learning opportunities. Join us to make a meaningful impact in healthcare while advancing your professional journey.

Company Description

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.

Qualifications

What You Will Need

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• BSN preferred. Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Clinical knowledge and analytical abilities necessary to formulate effective nursing care plans.
• Ability to perform a wide variety of professional nursing services.
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, and hospital personnel.

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE REQUIRED:

• Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing.
• Health care provider certification (BCLS).