Detroit Medical Center
Academic Medical Center · Detroit, MI
- 8
- open roles, live count
- 2,000
- beds
- 3.5
- Google rating
On the floor
What the day-to-day looks like
- Setting
- Academic Medical Center
- Shifts hiring now
- Days 5 · Nights 2 · Evenings 1
Benefits
Tenet benefits include medical, dental, vision, life; 401k match; PTO; HSA/FSA; EAP; voluntary pet, legal, accident, critical illness, long-term care, elder and childcare, auto and home; RIM adds competitive pay, flexible shifts, and sign-on up to $15K.
What stands out
Experienced nurses
You can work across four trauma centers here, including Level I at Detroit Receiving and Children's, Level II at Sinai-Grace, and Level III at Huron Valley-Sinai.
As of 2026Source: dmc.org
Experienced nurses
Detroit Receiving holds ABA Adult Burn Center verification through January 2026 and is one of only three dedicated burn centers in Michigan.
As of 2026Source: dmc.org
New graduates
New-grad RN career pathways and nurse extern programs give you a structured way in, with continuing education through Tenet benefits.
Experienced nurses
At RIM, a 69-bed freestanding academic rehab with Joint Commission and specialty CARF accreditation, sign-on bonuses go up to $15K depending on experience.
As of 2026Source: dmc.org
More about working here
Experienced nurses
Children's Hospital of Michigan is a freestanding Level One Pediatric Trauma Center with a dedicated Pediatric Burn Center, ranked a Best Children's Hospital by U.S. News for 14-plus years.
As of 2023Source: dmc.org
Moving here
Clinic RN roles in Detroit and Hamtramck post at $31–43 an hour, and the system is mid-$500M capital work across EDs, surgery, rehab, imaging, and a new Children's tower.
As of 2026Source 1: jobs.tenethealth.comSource 2: plantemoran.com
New graduates
RIM lists flexible shift options and 12-hour clinic schedules at 36 hours a week, plus a multidisciplinary team and integrated EMR.
As of 2026Source 1: dmc.orgSource 2: glassdoor.com
Working conditions
- Union representation
- Union and non-union roles reported
- Scheduling
- Flexible shift options at RIM; Clinic RN postings list 36 hours/week, 12-hour shifts; Glassdoor RN summaries note scheduling flexibility amid heavy workloads
As of 2026Source 1: dmc.orgSource 2: glassdoor.com
- Pay and benefits
- RN Clinic permanent roles posted at $31-43 per hour (Detroit and Hamtramck)
As of 2026Source: jobs.tenethealth.com
- Pay and benefits
- Sign on bonuses available up to 15K depending upon experience (RIM nursing)
As of 2026Source: dmc.org
Starting out and growing here
- Nurse residency
- New grad RN career pathways; nurse extern programs for student nurses
As of 2026Source: jobs.tenethealth.com
- Career development
- Professional growth and development opportunities across RIM and the DMC; career development and continuing education opportunities via Tenet benefits
The city
Living in Detroit, MI
Detroit is a city of reinvention, where Motown heritage and a resurgent downtown meet sprawling Midwestern neighborhoods. The Motor City offers affordable living, tight-knit communities, and a growing healthcare sector that welcomes travel nurses seeking urban grit with genuine heart.
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- Metro price level · Detroit area
- about the national average
- BEA index 100.3 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,074/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $39,938/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Who they are
You would be joining an eight-hospital system headquartered in Detroit—more than 2,000 beds, outpatient sites, and University Labs—spanning Detroit Receiving, Harper Hutzel, the Heart Hospital, Sinai-Grace, Huron Valley-Sinai, Children's Hospital of Michigan, and RIM.
- Academic Medical Center · Detroit
- Hiring days & nights & evenings
- Sign-on bonus · 6 roles
More about Detroit Medical Center
The work sits in real acuity: four trauma centers (Level I at Receiving and Children's, Level II at Sinai-Grace, Level III at Huron Valley-Sinai), an ABA-verified adult burn program at Receiving through January 2026, a dedicated pediatric burn and Level One peds trauma program, and a 69-bed freestanding academic rehab hospital with Joint Commission and specialty CARF accreditation for stroke, brain injury, SCI, and amputation. Pay on clinic RN postings lands around $31–43 an hour in Detroit and Hamtramck; our own sample of postings clusters at $31. RIM advertises sign-on bonuses up to $15K depending on experience, flexible shifts, and an integrated EMR. New-grad pathways and nurse extern programs are posted, with career development and continuing education through Tenet benefits (medical/dental/vision/life, 401k match, PTO, HSA/FSA, EAP). A five-year, $500M capital program is reshaping EDs, surgery, rehab, labs, imaging, and a new Children's tower. Nurses who stay often point to supportive coworkers and the chance to learn hands-on specialty care. Reviews also flag understaffing, tough ratios, and distant management, so you will want to ask units directly about staffing and charge support when you tour.
Working here
Culture and working life
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Staffing shortages and unsafe ratios
- RNs report understaffing, unsafe nurse-to-patient ratios, burnout, and declining care quality over multi-year tenures.
- Management and leadership concerns
- Reviews describe unapproachable management, poor communication, and climate of fear around patient safety; senior management rated low on Glassdoor.
- Coworker support and learning
- Employees value supportive coworkers, hands-on learning, and ability to learn new things despite systemic issues.
More review themes
- Overall recommend rates
- Glassdoor overall 3.0 with 30% recommend; RN-specific Glassdoor 2.7 with 32% recommend; Indeed RN overall 3.8 from 568 reviews.
As of 2026Source 1: glassdoor.comSource 2: glassdoor.caSource 3: indeed.com
- Travel nurse reputation
- Travel nurses discuss DMC's poor reputation and hesitation about contracts.
As of 2022Source: reddit.com
What to weigh
RNs on Indeed and Glassdoor report understaffing, unsafe ratios, burnout, and hard-to-reach management across multi-year tenures.
As of 2026Source 1: indeed.comSource 2: glassdoor.comSource 3: glassdoor.comSource 4: glassdoor.ca
The reality check
Before you decide
Quick facts
- Relationship
- Direct employer
- Roles last seen active
- Sep 10, 2026
- Website
- dmc.org ↗
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Open counts come from the live roles below. Source links show where unit details were reported.
- RehabDays 1 · Nights 12 open
- BMTEvenings 11 open
- EmergencyDays 11 open
- Genetics MetabolismDays 11 open
- Interventional RadiologyDays 11 open
- OrthoDays 11 open
Trauma
DMC is home to 4 verified trauma centers including two Level I, one Level II, and one Level III.
Source location unconfirmedSource: dmc.org
Burn
Detroit Receiving re-verified as Adult Burn Center by American Burn Association through January 2026.
Source location unconfirmedSource: dmc.org
Rehab (RIM)
RIM is Michigan's largest freestanding academic rehab hospital with integrated EMR and multidisciplinary care.
Source location unconfirmedSource: dmc.org
Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Michigan is freestanding Level One Pediatric Trauma and dedicated Pediatric Burn Center.
Source location unconfirmedSource: dmc.org
Open roles
Current openings at Detroit Medical Center
Refreshed throughout the day.
Registered Nurse (RN) - Interventional Radiology
Detroit Medical CenterDetroit, MI · Posted last week
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Day shift
Registered Nurse (RN) - Stroke Center
Detroit Medical CenterDetroit, MI · Posted last week
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Ratio 1:6
- Night shift
Registered Nurse (RN) - BMT
Detroit Medical CenterDetroit, MI · Posted 2 weeks ago
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- 8-hour evenings
- CEU allowance
Registered Nurse (RN) - Spinal Cord
Detroit Medical CenterDetroit, MI · Posted 2 weeks ago
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Day shift
- ADN accepted
Registered Nurse (RN) - Ortho
Detroit Medical CenterDetroit, MI · Seen active 4 days ago
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Day shift
- CEU allowance
Registered Nurse (RN) - Stroke/TBI Unit
Detroit Medical CenterDetroit, MI · Seen active today
- Sign-on bonus
- RN
- Night shift
- CEU allowance
- RN
- 12-hour days
- CEU allowance
- RN
- 12-hour days
- CEU allowance
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