RN Registered Nurse

GENERAL SUMMARY * Provides leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality compassionate patient care. * Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to provide, delegate, supervise and document care and teaching of patients and family. * Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to health care team. * Participates in finding solutions for variances from patient goals and ensures implementation of solutions * Acts as a patient advocate while utilizing the nursing process to plan, deliver, and evaluate goal focused, individualized, safe, age specific care for all patients including those with complex pathophysiological needs and/or psychosocial needs. Unit Description: 2GPU is a post-surgical unit with a specialty focused on Orthopedic surgery patients. Most of our patients come from PACU after a number of different surgeries including bariatrics, urology, colorectal, orthopedics of course, and a variety of general surgery patients. The rest of our patients come from the ED for general med/surg admissions. 2GPU is a great unit to hone and expand your nursing skills through the multitude of opportunities allotted to us through our patient population. EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED * BSN preferred. * Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED * Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing. Additional Information * Organization: Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital * Department: HFWB 2nd Floor GPU * Shift: Night Job * Union Code: Not Applicable