Registered Nurse - Surgical Intensive Care Unit - 36 hours per week - 12 hour Midnight shift

Registered Nurse - Surgical Step-Down/Cardiac Telemetry Unit - 36 hours per week - 12 hour midnight shift

Full-Time Benefit Eligible

Shift: Midnights 7:00 pm to 7:30 am with alternating weekend schedule

UNIT OVERVIEW:

Our 20-Bed combination Surgical Step-Down /Cardiac Telemetry Unit offers specialized care for patients transitioning from intensive care to a lower level of monitoring and support prior to their release. Nursing care on this typically required advanced nursing interventions and continuous cardiac monitoring/vascular monitoring appropriate for a step-down unit, as they progress toward their discharge.

Our multidisciplinary team provides high-quality, patient-centered care in a supportive environment, facilitating recovery and preparing patients for a safe discharge. We prioritize team collaboration, communication, education, and accountability to enhance outcomes and patient experiences. These components also contribute to a fulfilling work environment where nurses can develop their clinical skills and critical thinking with the support of their peers and their immediate leadership.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

We are seeking a compassionate and skilled Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team on a 20-bed Surgical Step-Down/Cardiac Telemetry Unit. This unit specializes in providing care for patients transitioning from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) to a lower level of monitoring. Patients in this unit typically require advanced nursing interventions and continuous cardiac monitoring as they progress toward discharge.

Key Responsibilities:

• Patient Care:

• Deliver high-quality, patient-centered nursing care for surgical and cardiac patients.

• Perform continuous cardiac telemetry monitoring and interpret rhythms to ensure patient safety.

• Monitor and assess patients’ conditions, documenting changes and implementing interventions as needed.

• Administer medications, treatments, and interventions in compliance with physician orders and hospital policies.

• Provide wound care, post-operative care, and education for surgical patients.

• Collaboration and Communication:

• Collaborate with physicians, specialists, and the multidisciplinary care team to develop and implement individualized care plans.

• Educate patients and families about treatment plans, medications, and discharge instructions.

• Participate in daily rounds to discuss patient progress and transition planning.

• Unit Support:

• Contribute to maintaining a safe and efficient unit environment by adhering to infection control, safety, and quality standards.

• Assist with onboarding and mentoring new staff as needed.

• Engage in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and unit performance.

• Documentation:

• Maintain accurate and thorough patient records using the electronic medical record (EMR) system.

• Ensure proper documentation of assessments, interventions, medications, and outcomes.

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:

• 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.

• Health care provider certification (BCLS).

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

• Department: NU 2600 CV ICU- PCU HFMH

• Henry Ford Health Location: Henry Ford Macomb Hospital

• Shift: Night Job

• Union Code: Not Applicable

Additional Details

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 .

Benefits

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/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative 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.