Registered Nurse - Surgical, Oncology, General Medicine, Hospice

Schedule & Location

• Full-time: 7am – 7:30pm Monday–Friday & every 3rd weekend
• Hospital:
  Henry Ford Health Genesys
• Location:
  
  Grand Blanc, Michigan

• New Premiums: 5% Market Pay Differential, Increased Night Shift Premium – 10%, $2 Weekend Differential
• Sign‑On Bonus: $10,000
• Department:
  Surgical, Oncology, General Medicine, Hospice (2S)

• 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 customer‑service orientation; focus on process and outcomes; and cost‑consciousness when assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating nursing care provided to patients.
• Provide patient care that reflects a respect for patient’s rights, dignity, values, culture, preferences, and expressed needs.
• Assess patient/family needs for information and education across the continuum and plan and implement patient teaching using a variety of techniques and methods, evaluating effectiveness of educational interventions.
• Collaborate with patient/family, hospital staff, and community agencies to develop discharge plans that prepare patients for continued care needs.
• Complete assessment for risk factors including fall, skin breakdown, VTE, and aspiration; initiate appropriate initiatives such as SKINN Bundle, Fall Prevention Plan, SCD, etc.
• Complete medication reconciliation upon admission and when the level of care changes.
• Establish, direct, coordinate, and document a plan of nursing care in conjunction with patient/family.
• Initiate problems and outcomes list (plan‑of‑care) based on medical diagnosis and patient needs.
• Monitor, document, and report patient response to interventions and progress toward outcomes.
• Educate patient regarding treatment plan, safety measures, medications, and self‑care as indicated; document education activities on shift assessment flowsheet and plan of care (POC).
• Work with case manager to ensure appropriate referrals are initiated prior to discharge.
• Review discharge plans/instructions with patient prior to discharge, including signs/symptoms to watch for after leaving the hospital; ensure appropriate follow‑up is arranged.
• Ensure that core measures discharge instructions are given to all CHF patients.
• Document nursing interventions (NIC) and progress toward outcomes (NOC); patient education; and evaluation every shift as required.
• Administer therapeutic regimens and demonstrate knowledge and skill application of basic nursing procedures such as dressing change, catheterization, NG tube insertion, suctioning.
• Implement/complete medical interventions as ordered; initiate standing orders appropriately; assist with all patient‑care activities including activities of daily living and other services for patient comfort, safety, and well‑being.
• Assess and initiate interventions to prevent or minimize patient skin breakdown.
• Follow clinical practice guidelines and procedures as written.
• Establish and maintain peripheral IV therapy; obtain body fluid specimens, including blood specimens if no phlebotomist is assigned; perform blood capillary glucose monitoring.
• Administer medications, IVs, and blood products according to established policies and procedures.
• Prepare patients for surgery or other invasive procedures; perform or assist with procedures according to established standards of care and nursing practice.
• Utilize equipment based on manufacturer instructions and established nursing procedure; correctly operate and troubleshoot IV pumps, PCA pumps, epidural pumps, feeding pumps, and patient beds.
• Monitor patient responses and respond to changing patient situations.
• Regularly review work in progress to ensure treatments, medications, and tests ordered are expeditiously carried out and documented.
• Review patient medical record/reports and confer with physician regarding treatment plans; routinely check chart for new orders.
• Monitor patient physiologic parameters including vital signs, lab work, I&O, blood glucose;…