Registered Nurse-General Surgery-Ambulatory

Job Description

Job Description

Company Description

At Henry Ford Health, we're committed to advancing health and improving lives for the millions of people we serve across Michigan and around the world. As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care that includes primary and preventive services, specialty and complex care, virtual care, pharmacy, home health, eye care, health insurance, and more. With 12 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations, including former Ascension Southeast Michigan and Flint Region facilities, our growing network expands access to exceptional care in the communities we serve.

Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is helping shape the future of healthcare through the transformative Future of Health: Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment that is redefining our academic healthcare campus and advancing innovation, research, education, and community impact.

Our work is grounded in purpose, collaboration, and belonging. We empower team members to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful difference every day. Whether you're caring for patients, supporting operations, conducting research, or driving new solutions, you'll be part of a team united by a shared mission: delivering exceptional care, advancing health outcomes, and building healthier communities for all. Job Description

At Henry Ford Hospital, all nurses strive to provide exceptional patient care every day. They are encouraged to participate in quality assurance activities, research and shared governance to make a difference in the care given to patients and families. Henry Ford Nursing uses evidence-based practice, professional practice standards and the Henry Ford Hospital Professional Nurse Practice Model to drive nursing practice. 

Thank you for your interest in Henry Ford Health!

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 with the health care team. 
• Demonstrates clinical competence. 
• May require a professional certification which is a regulatory requirement in the State of Michigan or a documented community standard for the position, works independently and in collaboration with principal investigator when appropriate. 

 

Qualifications

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 

• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing; Bachelor's Degree preferred. 
• Successful completion of Henry Ford Ambulatory orientation. 
• Maintains and demonstrates current clinical knowledge in area of specialty. 
• Clinical knowledge and analytical abilities necessary to formulate effective nursing care plans. 
• Ability to perform a wide variety of professional nursing services. 
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, and medical group personnel. 
• Preferred experience in the specialty. Basic computer knowledge and keyboarding skills. 

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED: 

• Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing as a Registered Nurse. 
• Current BLS or ACLS per Henry Ford Health policy. 
• Certification will be required when it is a regulatory requirement in the State of Michigan or a documented community standard, i.e., Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN).