Registered Nurse - PACU II No weekends or on-call. as

Registered Nurse - PACU II

Hours: 5:30am – 4:00pm, Monday‑Friday. No weekends or on‑call. Holidays as required.

• Hospital: Henry Ford Health Genesys
• Location: Grand Blanc, Michigan

• Use independent professional judgment, analytical skills, and the nursing process to provide a full range of delegated, interdependent, and independent nursing services to patients.
• Within the framework of the Seven Dimensions of Patient Care and Benner's Domains of Nursing Practice, demonstrate clinical competence, compassion, and a customer service orientation; focus on process and outcomes; and practice cost‑conscious care when assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care.
• Provide patient care that respects patients’ rights, dignity, values, culture, preferences, and expressed needs, including assessment and education across the continuum.
• Collaborate with patients, families, hospital staff, and community agencies to develop discharge plans that prepare patients for continued care needs.
• Complete admissions and shift assessments, risk factor assessments (fall, skin breakdown, VTE, aspiration), and medication reconciliation.
• Document nursing interventions (NIC), progress toward outcomes (NOC), patient education, and evaluation for each shift.
• Educate patients regarding treatment plans, safety measures, medications, and self‑care.
• Assist with medication administration, IV therapy, blood specimen collection, capillary glucose monitoring, and basic nursing procedures such as dressing changes, catheterization, NG tube insertion, and suctioning.
• Implement and assist with medical interventions and standing orders, and provide activities of daily living support as needed.
• Monitor and respond to changes in patient physiological parameters, pain, respiratory, neurological, cardiac, and urinary status, using SBAR or other standardized communication tools.
• Respond to life‑threatening emergencies through CPR, emergency equipment assembly, and immediate interventions.
• Provide emotional support to families in crisis or grieving, and advocate for patient safety, including restraint use and universal precautions.
• Communicate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and maintain thorough documentation in the electronic health record.
• Adhere to patient confidentiality and ethical standards, recognizing advanced directives and other ethical issues.
• Participate in quality improvement activities, teaching/mentoring of student nurses, and contribute to unit and department councils.
• Support a healthy work environment through respectful communication, conflict resolution, and awareness of unit workload changes.
• Maintain physical wellness by walking or standing continuously and lifting and positioning patients as required.
• Follow all department and hospital policies, procedures, and regulations.

• Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Michigan Board of Nursing within 60 days of hire.
• Certified BLS Provider (Basic Life Support) from the American Heart Association within 90 days of hire, or Certified Instructor.
• Graduate of an approved professional (RN) nursing program.
• Approximately 3 to 9 months on‑the‑job experience required to apply unit policies and procedures.

• Competitive health plan options: consumer‑driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan, and an HMO plan.
• Dental and eye care coverage, tuition assistance, family‑forming benefits, and discounts to various businesses.
• Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Henry Ford Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affian employer committed to 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, genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.