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Observation – I1

The 38-bed Observation Unit is an outpatient unit specializing in a wide range of conditions, including chest pain, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, precordial pain, syncope and collapse, hypertensive heart disease and chronic kidney disease. This fast-paced environment has telemetry monitoring and houses patients who are typically on the unit less than 24 hours.

Nurses are given the opportunity to help support and care for patients of various ages and backgrounds. All nursing staff are trained in advanced cardiac life support and collaborate with employees from several different departments including, social workers, case management, nurse assistants and unit secretaries. The unit has nurse practitioners and physicians who work collaboratively with the nursing staff to meet the patient’s needs. The staff is kept on their toes as this unit has an expedited, protocol-driven approach to patient care to provide the best treatment in a timely manner.

• Position: 36 hours per week

• Shift: Midnight shift 7p to 7:30a

• Every other weekend and rotating holidays

• Benefits: Full Time Benefit package

  EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• BSN preferred

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing

• Current Michigan RN license

• Previous inpatient experience is preferred

• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, and hospital personnel

• High level of customer service skills

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit Main Campus

• Department: Observation Unit - I1

• Shift: Night Job

• Union Code: Not Applicable

  Additional Details

  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 functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

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. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health 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.