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Henry Ford Health System

Registered Nurse-Rapid Response-36 Hours-Midnights-Detroit

Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48228

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Registered Nurse-Rapid Response-36 Hours-Midnights-Detroit At Henry Ford Hospital, all nurses strive to provide exceptional patient care every day. They are encouraged to participate in quality assurance activities, research and shared governance to make a difference in the care given to patients and families. Henry Ford Nursing uses evidence-based practice, professional practice standards and the Henry Ford Hospital Professional Nurse Practice Model to drive nursing practice.

Will act as the hospital resource to the Cardiac Catheterization lab and Intensive Care units and general practice units.

Goals of this position include cross training to the cardiac catheterization lab and the Medical Intensive Care unit to be proficient in caring for patients undergoing emergent cardiac catheterization and post catheterization care in the MICU.

The RN will be responsible to assist and operate equipment in the Cardiac Catheterization lab which may include from start to finish of the catheterization and to transition the patient’s care to the MICU.

Care of emergent cardiac catheterization patients will be the number one priority. Job duties when not caring for cardiac catheterization patients will include responding to Rapid Response call and Code Blue calls.

When available, will also assist in transport of critical care patients from the ED to the ICUs or GPUs to ICUs, as well as accompanying ICU patients off the unit to tests/procedures.

Other responsibilities include but are not limited to: assisting with difficult IV starts/blood draws, assisting with admissions in all IPD areas, and assisting with ICU bedside procedures.

Reports to the House Manager.

Every other weekend and Holiday Rotations

Benefits: Full time benefit package

INTERNAL CANDIDATES MUST APPLY WITH INTERNAL PROFILE

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with current State of Michigan License.

Interventional Cardiac Catheterization experience, preferred.

Minimum of 2 years ICU experience, required.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:

Current BLS and ACLS certification, required.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS:

Normal stressors associated with the healthcare environment.

Equal Employment Opportunity /

Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health System is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.

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