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

Position

Hospital:
Henry Ford Health Genesys – Grand Blanc, Michigan

Part‑time, 5:30 am – 4 pm (Mon‑Fri). No weekends or on‑call. Holidays as required.

• Utilize independent professional judgment, analytical skills, and the nursing process to provide a full range of delegated, interdependent, and independent nursing services to patients.
• Demonstrate clinical competence, compassion, customer service orientation, focus on process and outcomes, and cost‑consciousness within the framework of the Seven Dimensions of Patient Care and Benner's Domains of Nursing Practice.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary care planning following Nursing Problem Care Sets, clinical practice guidelines, and regulatory requirements to optimize length of stay, resource use, and quality outcomes.
• Respect patients’ rights, dignity, values, culture, preferences, and expressed needs; assess and respond to patient/family educational needs across the continuum.
• Apply pharmacologic and non‑pharmacologic approaches to ensure patient comfort and pain relief; involve patients, families, and significant others in care planning.
• Collaborate with families, hospital staff, and community agencies to develop discharge plans preparing patients for continued care.
• Complete risk‑factor assessments, including fall, skin, VTE, and aspiration; initiate appropriate prevention bundles and medication reconciliation.
• Document nursing interventions (NIC), outcomes (NOC), patient education, and evaluation consistently each shift.
• Administer therapeutic regimens and basic nursing procedures (e.g., dressing change, catheterization, NG tube insertion, suctioning). Initiate standing orders and assist with activities of daily living.
• Establish and maintain peripheral IV therapy; obtain body fluid and laboratory specimens; perform blood capillary glucose monitoring.
• Administer medications, IVs, and blood products per established policies and procedures.
• Prepare patients for surgery or invasive procedures; perform or assist with procedures as standards of care require.
• Operate and troubleshoot equipment such as IV pumps, PCA pumps, epidural pumps, feeding pumps, and patient beds.
• Monitor patient physiological parameters, identify meaningful changes, and intervene appropriately; utilize SBAR or similar tools for communication.
• Recognize acute changes in respiratory, neurologic, cardiac, and urinary status; respond with direct interventions and notify appropriate physicians or specialists.
• Respond to life‑threatening emergencies, including initiating CPR, assembling equipment, and immediate interventions.
• Provide emotional support and resources to families in crisis or grieving.
• Communicate with departments and physicians to ensure smooth patient transitions and optimal care continuity.
• Monitor individual length of stay; report potential discharge issues to case manager and nurse manager.
• Identify and address ethical issues related to patient care, including advanced directives.
• Maintain patient confidentiality and adhere to privacy regulations.
• Promote a safe environment, including appropriate use of restraints and universal precautions.
• Assist in evaluating new products, procedures, and nursing practices; support quality monitoring and improvement activities.
• Participate in teaching and mentoring of student nurses and new staff.
• Lead and support the nursing team by communicating expectations, observing work, and providing direction.
• Maintain professional competence through ongoing education, yearly safety training, and participation in departmental councils.

• Licensed Registered Nurse credentialed from the Michigan Board of Nursing, obtained within 2 months of hire date or job transfer date.
• Certified BLS Provider (Basic Life Support) credentialed from the American Heart Association within 3 months of hire date or job transfer date; or Certified Instructor.
• Graduate of an approved professional (RN) nursing program.
• Approximately 3 to 9 months of on‑the‑job experience required prior to full performance of responsibilities.

• Organization:
  Henry Ford Health Genesys Hospital
• Department: HFGH PACU II
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code: MIGRA Teamsters RN Local 332