Registered Nurse - Cardiac/Telemetry Unit (Unit 56)

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.

Shift: Midnight 

Status: Full Time

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. Contingent Option 1: Unit-based contingent that reports directly to the Unit Manager/Unit Director. Meets all accountabilities of a Registered Nurse. 

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Graduation from an accredited school of Nursing.
• Previous 1-2 years recent related clinical nursing experience and a demonstrated level of performance and practice required. 
• Telemetry experience/knowledge preferred.
• 2 years RN experience preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:

• Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing.
• ACLS certification.

UNIT OVERVIEW:

34 bed unit – This unit is a telemetry/progressive care unit. Takes rapid responses from other units within the hospital. Post cardiac intervention pts, AICD/pacemakers insertions, cardiac ablation, TAVRS, watchmans. chest pain, STEMI/NSTEMI pts. AIRVO. All staff ACLS certified.