Nurse Resident/Registered Nurse - Orthopedic Unit - 36 hours per week - 12 hour Midnight shift

Nurse Resident/Registered Nurse - Orthopedic Unit

Nurse Resident/Registered Nurse - Orthopedic Unit - 36 hours per week - 12 hour midnight shift

Full-Time Benefit Eligible

Shift: Midnights 7:00 pm to 7:30 am with alternating weekend schedule

General Summary:

Henry Ford Health Nurse Residency Program is designed to assist the novice nurse transitioning from entry-level advanced beginner to competent professional nurse. The twelve-month program will be facilitated by academic and clinical faculty/preceptors engaged in the progressive development of critical thinking and clinical reasoning skills. The Nurse Residency program supports the novice nurse in the delivery of safe, quality care within a collaborative interprofessional healthcare team environment. Additional support will be provided to the nurse residents in the form of peer groups, competency reviews and workshops. The nurse resident interprets the philosophy and goals of Henry Ford Health to others in the work setting; functions within established guidelines and demonstrates the ability to work effectively and develop therapeutic relationships with patients, their families and other professional and supportive personnel who provide patient care. Nurse residents will also participate in finding solutions for variances from patient goals and engage in implementation of solutions promoting optimum patient outcomes.

Unit Overview:

Unit 4400 is a 36 bed Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Unit. We see patients that are undergoing elective or emergent surgery for total joint replacement, fracture fixation, and spinal fusion/decompression. We also utilize an Ortho Rapid Recovery unit to provide quick throughput for certain surgical patients for same-day discharges, working closely with Physical Therapy and our Physicians to provide this service.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and duties. It should be understood, therefore, that employees may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Education/Experience Required:

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with less than six (6) months of experience in a related area of nursing practice.
• Successfully passes NCLEX-RN and holds an active, unrestricted license within 60 days of hire.
• If unsuccessful, the Nurse Resident will be eligible to apply for a Nursing Assistant position until RN license is obtained.
• Health care provider certification (BCLS) required.
• Successfully completes within orientation.
• Sign a statement of commitment.