Registered Nurse - Medical ICU Unit

Henry Ford Health; Michigan; On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Part time

Job summary

Henry Ford Health in Detroit is seeking a registered nurse for the Medical ICU on the midnight shift, 24 hours per week with alternating weekends. The role leads nursing care using the nursing process, coordinating with the health care team and ensuring documentation and teaching for patients and families.

Candidates should have a nursing degree, Michigan RN license, and BCLS; six months RN experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing.
• Health care provider certification (BCLS).
• Six months RN experience preferred.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provides leadership in coordination and delivery of quality compassionate patient care.
• Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Communicates pertinent patient/family information to the health care team.
• Seeks solutions for variances from patient goals and ensures implementation.

Skills

Clinical knowledge

Nursing services

Communication skills

RN experience

Education

BSN preferred

Graduation from accredited nursing program

Current licensure by Michigan State Board of Nursing

BCLS certification

Job description

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.

Job Description

Shift:Midnights

Status: 24 hours per week - 12 hour shift; alternating weekend schedule

GENERAL SUMMARY

Provides leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality compassionate patient care. Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to provide, delegate, supervise and document care and teaching of patients and family. Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to health care team. Participates in finding solutions for variances from patient goals and ensures implementation of solutions.

Qualifications

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.


• Six months RN experience preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED

• Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing.


• Health care provider certification (BCLS).

Additional Information

UNIT OVERVIEW

Unit 36 – Medical ICU- 24 bed adult ICU caring for adult patients requiring vasoactive drips, ventilatory support, post cardiac arrest, sepsis, TPA strokes, targeted temperature management and other critical conditions requiring hemodynamic monitoring.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.