RN Registered Nurse - Acute Dialysis - 40 Hours Weekly - Day Shift

REGISTERED NURSE - DIALYSIS UNIT - 40 HOURS - DAY SHIFT

General Summary

Schedule: Monday through Saturday operating hours. Rotating evening and Sunday call shifts as outlined below.

Unit Description

Henry Ford Health’s Dialysis and pheresis team is growing! Our patient population consists of patients from our neighboring, inpatient Transplant unit and outpatient clientele; we are able to grow relationships with our patients throughout their lifelong dialysis journey. Our nurse to patient ratio is 1:1-2, and we are supported by a team of Dialysis Technicians and administrative support. We welcome nurses with a minimum of one year of prior Medical Surgical experience, and will ensure you are trained to be successful in this environment.

Our team supports dialysis and pheresis patients across seven different locations. This includes rotating travel to our different sites including Detroit (St John), Warren, Select Specialty Grosse Pointe, Novi and Southfield locations. We are open Monday through Saturday with rotating call on Sundays (every 6-7 weeks). Our work schedule includes four 10-hour shifts per week with flexible morning start times between 6 AM and 9 AM based on the unit need. Our team shares rotating evening call, but guarantees the following day off of work. We are fortunate to be closed annually on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s Day. Come join our team!

• Functions include admission and ongoing assessments of patients utilizing physical and psychosocial assessment skills, diagnostic data, and medical evaluations.
• Evaluates effectiveness of care provided as related to short and long term patient goals.
• Develops a plan for patient care including actions in anticipation of individual patient needs.
• Implements nursing actions and medical orders to meet complex needs of patients and significant others, taking into account their age specific psychosocial and educational needs.
• Documents care provided and patient responses to care in appropriate forms in the patient's record.
• Assumes Charge Nurse responsibilities and accountability for care provided by LPNs and non-licensed technical personnel as assigned.
• Leadership abilities are demonstrated in the following: functioning as a professional role model, consumer relations, communication skills, problem solving, decision making, and assistance in orienting and training personnel.

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

• Graduate of state approved school of nursing required.
• Prior to assuming charge responsibilities
• must have at least 12 months experience in nursing care including 3 months experience providing nursing care to maintenance Hemodialysis patients.
• Previous dialysis experience preferred.

Certification & License

• Current State of Michigan RN licensure required.

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Health St. John Hospital
• Department: HFSJH Dialysis
• Shift: Day Job
• Union Code: Not Applicable