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Nurse Resident - Orthopedic Unit - 36 hours per week - 12 hour midnight shift
$10,000 sign on bonus & $2,000 shift bonus
Full-Time Benefit Eligible
Shift: Midnights 7:00 pm to 7:30 am with alternating weekend schedule
GENERAL SUMMARY:
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:
36 bed Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Unit. This unit sees patients that are undergoing elective or urgent/emergent surgery for total joint replacement, fracture fixation and spinal fusion/decompression. Unit is also equipped with a small (8) number of telemetry for patients requiring monitoring, Week days see a high volume of surgical admissions; including same-day discharges.
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.
- BLS Health care provider certification preferred.
- Successfully completes within orientation.
- Sign a statement of commitment.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health System is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.