Sign-on Bonus Eligible
Full-time Benefit Eligible
Schedule: 3-12 Hour Shifts from 7a-7:30p; rotating weekends and holidays
Hospital: Henry Ford Madison Heights
Prefer 1-2 years of recent experience in cardiac care, stepdown, telemetry, or ICU settings.
Unit Description
The ICU at Henry Ford Madison Heights is a 12-bed unit within a Level IV Trauma Center where nurses provide high-acuity care for patients with variety of critical and complex conditions, including cardiac arrest, sepsis, stroke, acute kidney injury, ketoacidosis, pancreatitis, overdose, angioedema, GI bleeds and more. With a 1:2 nurse to patient ratio, nurses have the ability to provide focused, meaningful care while working closely with APPs, physicians, respiratory therapist, PTs, OTs, and other specialties and a collaborative, team-oriented environment. What makes this ICU a great place to work is the supportive culture, strong teamwork, and shared commitment to patient care. The unit also offers opportunities for professional development to support ongoing growth.
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.
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.
• Health care provider certification (BCLS).
Additional Information
• Organization: Henry Ford Macomb - Oakland Hospitals
• Department: Intensive Care Unit 001
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code: Not Applicable
