RN Registered Nurse - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit Night Shift

RN Registered Nurse - Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit - 36 Hours Weekly - Night Shift

REGISTERED NURSE - CARDIOVASCULAR INTENSIVE CARE UNIT - 36 HOURS - NIGHT SHIFT

GENERAL

SUMMARY:

Sign-on Bonus:
Up to $10,000

Schedule:

Nights, Three 12 hour shifts per week from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, Rotating every other weekend and holiday

Unit

Description:

Henry Ford St John Hospital’s Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) is a 10 bed unit specializing in the cardiac care of critically ill, medical based patients. Our nurse to patient ratio is 1:1-2 based on the acuity of the patient population. We specialize in open heart and ECMO cases. We welcome nurses with at least one year of prior ICU experience, or two or more years of prior Cardiac Stepdown experience based on the nature of our work.

We encourage continuing education and voluntary participation in our various committees from the Structure Unit Practice Council to Professional Nurse Councils. We look forward to meeting you!

• Provide direct nursing care in accordance with established policies, procedures and protocols of the healthcare organization.
• Implement and monitor patient care plans.
• Monitor, record and communicate patient condition as appropriate.
• Serve as a primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care.
• Note and carry out physician and nursing orders.
• Assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team.

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.

Qualifications - External

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

REQUIRED:

• Diploma from an accredited school/college of nursing OR required professional licensure at time of hire.
• 1 or more years of ICU experience, or 2 or more years of cardiac telemetry experience preferred

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURES

REQUIRED:

• BLS Provider obtained within 1 Month (30 days) of hire date or job transfer date required. American Heart Association or American Red Cross accepted.
• Registered Nurse credentialed from the Michigan Board of Nursing obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

HAP is a Michigan-based, nonprofit health plan that provides health coverage to individuals, companies and organizations. A subsidiary of Henry Ford Health System, we partner with doctors, employers and community groups to enhance the overall health and well-being of the lives we touch. With more than 1,100 dedicated and passionate employees, our goal is to make health care easy for our members.

Under the leadership of President and CEO Robert G. Riney, Henry Ford Health is a

$6 billion integrated health system comprised of six hospitals, a health plan, and 250+ sites

including medical centers, walk-in and urgent care clinics, pharmacy, eye care facilities and

other healthcare retail. Established in 1915 by auto industry pioneer Henry Ford, the health system

now has 32,000 employees and remains home to the 1,900-member Henry Ford Medical Group, one

of the nation’s oldest physician groups. An additional 2,200 physicians are also affiliated with the

health system through the Henry Ford Physician Network. Henry Ford is also one of the region’s

major academic medical centers, receiving between $90-$100 million in annual research funding and

remaining Michigan’s fourth largest NIH-funded institution. Also an active participant in medical

education and training, the health system has trained nearly 40% of physicians currently practicing

in the state and also provides education and training for other health professionals including nurses,

pharmacists, radiology and respiratory technicians.  .

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