REGISTERED NURSE - CARDIAC INTERMEDIATE CARE UNIT - 36 HOURS - NIGHTS

Sign On Bonus $10,000

Full Time Benefit Eligible

Shift: Nights, 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, Three 12-hour shifts per week

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Unit Description: 

Henry Ford St John Hospital’s 5 North Cardiac Intermediate Care Unit is a 36 bed, medical surgical stepdown unit specializing in the care of patients with chest pain, arrhythmias and heart failure. The majority of our patients are admitted via our Emergency Department and have an average stay of about 5 days.  We partner closely with the Cardiac Cath Lab for pre and postoperative care.  Our nurses have an average patient ratio of 3-4:1, and the support of Registered Nurse Leadership, RNs, and Patient Care Technicians. Why join our team? 5 North will provide valuable experiences for an RN looking to gain both medical and surgical experience. We encourage continuous learning, and participation in various committees including Professional Nurse Council, Skin Champions, and more. We welcome Registered Nurses of all experiences and educational backgrounds to apply; we will ensure that you are trained to be successful in this environment.  We can’t wait to meet you!  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 Additional Information Organization: Henry Ford Health St. John Hospital Department: Cardiovascular Unit 003 Shift: Night Job Union Code: Not Applicable