Registered Nurse RN Surgical Services CVOR Cardiac FT - Jackson

Henry Ford Health; Jackson (MI); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan options

Tuition assistance

Discounts to businesses

Total Rewards program

Job summary

Henry Ford Health in Jackson, MI is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Surgical Services CVOR Cardiac unit. This full-time position offers 4-10 hour shifts from 6:30am to 5:00pm with weekday and weekend on-call requirements in a high-acuity CVOR environment.

The RN will serve as circulating nurse, coordinate patient care with surgical and anesthesia teams, maintain sterile field, and ensure equipment readiness. Requires 1–2 years cardiac/vascular experience, nursing degree, and MI license.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Clinical knowledge and analytical abilities to formulate effective nursing care plans.
• ADN must enroll in BSN within 3 years, complete BSN within 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in coordinating and delivering quality patient care.
• Use nursing process to assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document care.
• Communicate pertinent information to health care team and families.
• Perform duties as circulating nurse to maintain sterile field and support surgical/anesthesia teams.

Skills

Cardiac nursing

Surgical nursing

Critical care

Patient communication

Education

Graduation from an accredited school of nursing

Job description

Registered Nurse RN Surgical Services CVOR Cardiac FT - Jackson

Registered Nurse RN - Surgical Services CVOR – Full-time –Jackson

Schedule: 4-10 Hour Shifts from 6:30am-5:00 pm; Weekday and weekend on-call requirement

Candidate Preferences: Minimum of 1-2 years cardiac and vascular experience required

Unit Overview:

The Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) within Surgical Services at Henry Ford Jackson is a specialized, high-acuity surgical environment focused on the care of cardiac and vascular patients in a Level II Trauma setting. The team supports a wide range of complex procedures, including open vascular, endovascular, CABG, and valve surgeries, operating under a 1:1 nurse-to-patient ratio. CVOR nurses function primarily as circulating nurses, coordinating all aspects of patient care during procedures—maintaining the sterile field, supporting the surgical and anesthesia teams, monitoring patient status, and ensuring readiness of equipment and supplies in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment.

The department is a close-knit team of approximately 12 members who operate with a strong sense of collaboration and mutual support, creating a “family-like” culture where teamwork, anticipation, and accountability are essential. Staff receive a structured 3–6-month orientation tailored to their experience level. This unit is ideal for experienced nurses seeking advanced surgical expertise in a highly specialized field while working in a supportive, team-driven environment.

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.

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:

• 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.
• If ADN, must be willing to enroll in an accredited BSN program within 3 years of start date, obtain your BSN within 5 years of start date.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:

• Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing.

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 functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

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. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affinitive Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.