Registered Nurse- Ambulatory Neurosurgery; Days-Detroit

Registered Nurse
- Ambulatory Neurosurgery (Full-Time) Days-Detroit

Henry Ford Health

Location: Detroit

Shift: Full‑Time, 8‑hour shifts 8:00 am–4:30 pm, no weekends.

• Provides leadership and coordination of quality, compassionate patient care.
• Uses the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation to deliver, delegate, supervise, document care and teaching for patients and families.
• Communicates effectively with the health‑care team.
• Works side‑by‑side with surgeons during their clinic visit – scheduling surgeries, tests, film results, teaching, phone calls with patients, and in‑basket management.
• Performs physical assessment of patients as directed by the physician or physician extender.
• Examines wounds, reports status, and monitors for significant abnormal laboratory results or changes in health status.
• Performs rounds to evaluate patients and recognises abnormal lab results or clinical changes.
• Conducts psycho‑social assessment of health habits, safety issues, and support systems, and reports emotional stability to physicians.
• Reviews lab and imaging data, notifies physicians of abnormalities, and develops nursing care plans based on nursing diagnoses.
• Incorporates safe and evidence‑based practices into daily nursing care, directs and delegates nursing tasks based on acuity, and performs resuscitative and diagnostic procedures.
• Documents all care in the electronic medical record (EMR).
• Handles triage via telephone or direct contact, assesses complaints, advises patients per protocol, directs them to appropriate care area, and refers to home‑health and community agencies.
• Initiates social‑services and home‑health referrals, resolves complaints, and collaborates with other disciplines and family/community resources.
• Participates in departmental and divisional quality assessment and improvement programs and maintains compliance with regulatory standards.
• Implements research protocols and collects data as required.
• Designs, utilizes, and documents teaching materials for patients, staff, and families; participates in professional development; precepts new staff and students as requested.
• Upholds policies, procedures, and standards of Henry Ford Medical Group (HFMG) and supports the mission, vision, and values.
• Performs other related duties as required.

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing;
  Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Successful completion of the HFMG Pharmacology test.
• Required certifications for state regulatory or community standards (e.g., ACLS, Oncology Certified Nurse).
• Maintains current clinical knowledge in the specialty area and demonstrates analytical abilities to formulate effective nursing care plans.
• Ability to perform a wide variety of professional nursing services and communicate effectively with patients, families, and medical‑group personnel.
• Preferred experience in neurology/neuromedicine and ambulatory/clinic office settings.
• Basic computer knowledge and keyboarding skills.

• Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse.
• Current BLS or ACLS per HFHS policy.

• Organization:
  Henry Ford Medical Group
• Department:
  Neurosurgery
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code:
  Not Applicable
• Seniority Level: Associate
• Employment Type:
  
  Full‑time
• Job Function:
  Health Care Provider
• Industries:
  Hospitals and Health Care, Insurance, Wellness and Fitness Services