REGISTERED NURSE (Ambulatory Care Services, West Ann Arbor Health Center Medical Specialty)

Job Title

Nursing Care Provider at West Ann Arbor Health Center Parkland Plaza

Job Description

Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

The West Ann Arbor Health Center Parkland Plaza is one of Michigan Medicine's newest ambulatory care facilities dedicated to providing high quality health care services for adults and children. The 2-story facility is located 380 Parkland Plaza in Ann Arbor. We are actively seeking compassionate, enthusiastic, and patient-oriented individuals who will share in the goal of creating the ideal experience for our patients, families and employees.

Responsibilities

Provide nursing care in the Medical Specialty Clinics at the West Ann Arbor Health center. This position includes care of adult and pediatric patients and includes but not limited to:

• Assessment of patient needs and assist with medical issues related to health concerns.
• Manage prescription refill requests and secure patient messages.
• Adapts communication style to patients representing diverse personal, professional, cultural, and socio-economic backgrounds.
• Uses excellent listening skills to receive detailed information.
• Utilize electronic protocol database to assess, educate and document all health information in an accurate and expedient fashion.
• Responsive to the needs of a clinic
• Meets minimum established quality and productivity standards
• Knowledge and appropriate use of internal and external resources.
• Collaborate with providers when necessary in providing advice or determining disposition for patient.
• Provide functional supervision to assistive personnel; collaborate with colleagues, other disciplines, and health care/community services to promote continuity of care.
• Telephone management, patient and family education, assistance with procedures, daily clinic operations management, functional supervision of assistive personnel and other responsibilities as requested.

Expectations

• Demonstrated critical thinking skills through use of the nursing process, excellent problem solving skills, and demonstrated ability to set priorities.
• Demonstrated customer service, interpersonal communication skills, and the ability to build respectful relationships within and between units and individuals.
• Demonstrated accountability and dependability including good attendance record with punctuality.
• Demonstrated adaptability to changing needs and priorities based on unit, department, and institutional goals/objectives
• Demonstrated knowledge and skills providing patient and family education and coaching related to chronic conditions
• Proficiency with typing and electronic health record documentation
• Ability to manage complex clinical issues utilizing assessment skills, protocols, and evidence-based interventions

Required Qualifications

• Current licensure to practice nursing in Michigan.
• Three (3) years recent (within the last five (5) years) Inpatient/Emergency or Ambulatory Care RN experience providing care to adult medicine patients
• Recent (within the last three (3) years) of Ambulatory Care RN experience providing care to adult medicine patients (non-research-based, non OBGYN)
• Must have experience working with pulmonary patient population
• Must have experience working with allergy patients and in an allergy shot room

NOTE: Required qualifications must be met by the candidate in order to be interviewed and considered for the position.

RESUME REQUIRED (for both internal & external applicants): You must attach a complete and accurate resume to be fully considered for this position.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working with pulmonary patients
• Experience with asthmatic patients
• Experience working with allergy patients
• Telephone management experience
• Emergency Department experience
• Ambulatory Care Certification
• Experience as a float nurse
• BSN
• Experience as a charge nurse or equivalent management skills
• Proficiency with typing and electronic health record documentation.
• Bilingual

Why Join Michigan Medicine?

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan medicine is comprised of over 26,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world's most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

Nursing at Michigan offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits!

• Hourly range for Registered Nurses $43.53-$67.40/ hour
• Evening Shift Differential-$3.00 / hour
• Night Shift Differential- $4.00 / hour
• Day Shift Weekend Differential- $2.90 / hour
• Evening Shift Weekend Differential- $5.90 / hour
• Night Shift Weekend Differential- $6.90 / hour
• Charge Nurse Differential- $1.00 / hour

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off Allowances
• Robust tuition and certification support programs
• Large offering of no-cost CEs and professional development for advancement

Nursing Specific Info

Salary & Nursing Framework Level: This UMPNC RN posting is posted as Nursing Framework LEVEL C. Actual Nursing Framework LEVEL and salary will be determined at time of hire. Nursing Framework levels range from Level A to Level F. Required qualifications must be met by the candidate in order to be interviewed and considered for the position. Posting may be filled after the initial 5-day posting period. Applicants who have left the UMPNC bargaining unit must include on their resume dates of past employment including months and years of service along with effort. Positions less than 20 hours/week may be combined. If you have questions regarding this posting or would like assistance with nursing opportunities please contact Nurse Recruitment at View phone number on click.appcast.io.

Modes of Work

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Work Schedule

• Hours/Week: 40 hours per week, 5-8hr shifts, no weekends, no holidays
• Location: West Ann Arbor Health Center Medical Specialty clinics

*Note: All new employees will be expected to float to a designated unit(s) in times of low census.

Union Affiliation

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Michigan Nurses Association and the U-M Professional Nurse Council union, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.

Background Screening

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.