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Registered Nurse - Orthopedic Unit

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Henry Ford Health

Clinton Township, Michigan

Provides leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality compassionate patient care.

Posted Oct 13

Shift and hours
Midnights · 12-⁠hour shifts Shift: Midnights Status: Full Time; 36 hours per week, 12 hour shift36 hours a week
Unit and setting
Unit 4400, Orthopedic and Neurosurgery · Hospital We see patients that are undergoing elective or emergent surgery for total joint replacement, fracture fixation, and spinal fusion/decompression.
License
RN license Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing.Current Michigan RN licensure
Term
Permanent Status: Full Time; 36 hours per week, 12 hour shiftFull time

Do you qualify?

License
Current Michigan RN licensure Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing. Check your license
Certification
BCLS health care provider certification Health care provider certification (BCLS).
Education
Graduation from an accredited school of nursing Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
Also asks
Clinical knowledge and analytical abilities to formulate nursing care plans Clinical knowledge and analytical abilities necessary to formulate effective nursing care plans.
Also asks
Ability to perform a wide variety of professional nursing services Ability to perform a wide variety of professional nursing services.

Preferred

Education
BSN BSN preferred.

What it pays

The role and schedule

Day to day
Provides leadership in coordination and delivery of patient care Provides leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality compassionate patient care.
Day to day
Delegates, supervises and documents care and teaching Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to provide, delegate, supervise and document care and teaching of patients and family.
Day to day
Communicates pertinent patient/family information to health care team Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to health care team.
Day to day
Finds solutions for variances from patient goals and ensures they are implemented Participates in finding solutions for variances from patient goals and ensures implementation of solutions.
Patients
Elective and emergent surgical patients: total joint replacement, fracture fixation, spinal fusion/decompression We see patients that are undergoing elective or emergent surgery for total joint replacement, fracture fixation, and spinal fusion/decompression.
Unit
Ortho Rapid Recovery unit for same-day discharges
Unit size
36-bed Orthopedic and Neurosurgery unit Unit 4400 is a 36 bed Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Unit.
Details
13 hospitals Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations.

The workplace

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Henry Ford Health
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Worth asking

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What should I expect for weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
More questions to ask
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
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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: Full Time; 36 hours per week

  • 12 hour shift

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.

Certifications/Licensures Required

Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing. Health care provider certification (BCLS).

Additional Information

UNIT

Overview

Unit 4400 is a 36 bed Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Unit. We see patients that are undergoing elective or emergent surgery for total joint replacement, fracture fixation, and spinal fusion/decompression. We also utilize an Ortho Rapid Recovery unit to provide quick throughput for certain surgical patients for same-day discharges, working closely with Physical Therapy and our Physicians to provide this service.

What's around it?

In Clinton Township, MI

Clinton Township, MI

Living costs about 4% below the US average

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