Registered Nurse - Observation Unit - 36 hours per week - 12 hour midnight shift

Henry Ford Health; Michigan; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

$5,000 sign on bonus

Full-Time Benefit Eligible

Job summary

A major health organization in Michigan is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide leadership in delivering quality, compassionate patient care during midnight shifts. This role involves utilizing the nursing process for patient assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation while effectively communicating with healthcare teams. Candidates must possess a Bachelor's degree in Nursing (BSN preferred) and current Michigan State licensing, with additional certifications preferred. This position offers a $5,000 sign-on bonus and full-time benefits.

Qualifications

• Ability to perform a wide variety of professional nursing services.
• Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing.
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, and hospital personnel.
• Ability to perform a wide variety of professional nursing services.
• Ability to communicate with patients, families, and hospital personnel.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in the coordination and delivery of patient care.
• Utilize the nursing process to assess and evaluate patient care.
• Effectively communicate pertinent patient information to the health care team.
• Supervise and document nursing care and teaching.

Skills

Effective communication with patients and families

Clinical knowledge and analytical abilities

Professional nursing services

Education

BSN preferred

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing

Tools

Telemetry Certification

ACLS Certification

NIHSS Certification

Job description

$5,000 sign on bonus

Full-Time Benefit Eligible

Shift: Midnights 7:00 pm to 7:30 am with 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.

Unit Overview

Observation Unit – 20 bed unit. Observation level patients with an emphasis on cardiac patients. The population excludes stroke patients, pediatrics and certain infection control patients related to community bathrooms.

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.

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.

Certifications/Licensures Required

• Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing.
• Telemetry, ACLS and NIHSS certifications preferred.

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
• Department: NU 3300 Observation - HFMH
• Shift: Night Job
• Union Code: Not Applicable