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Full-time Midnight shift offering a $10,000 sign on bonus!
Improve health, instill humanity, and inspire hope. That’s just the beginning of the difference you can make when you join our team of ICU Nurses at Corewell Health, Farmington Hills.
Discover what comes next for your nursing career when you join a collaborative team whose clarity, compassion, curiosity and courage are advancing medicine and setting new standards for exceptional care.
BENEFITS STATEMENT:
Corewell offers a comprehensive benefits package to meet your financial, health and life-work balance goals.
- NEW On-demand pay program – powered by Payactiv
- Generous paid time off, holidays and flexible scheduling
- Our employees receive special discounts on a wide range of products and services
- Exceptional health, dental, vision and prescription drug insurance plans
- Relocation assistance
- Generous retirement savings, disability insurance, identify theft protection and even home and auto insurance
- Free onsite employee parking
Unit Summary:
Our Critical Care is a 20 bed combined Surgical, Medical, and Trauma ICU. We care for a variety of critically ill patients with a focus on Patient and Family Centered Care. We are a fast paced ICU, with our team being comprised of registered nurses, nurse assistants, and unit secretaries. Our nurse to patient ratio is 1:2, with adjustments made based on acuity and census.
Specific must-haves for new hires/transfer:
Highly motivated, able to work in a team atmosphere with high standards of patient care and accountability.
Does your unit consider new grads? Y/N
Yes with medical experience, 1 yr Med/Surg exp preferred
STANDARD QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
A. Education / Training:
· Graduate of an accredited school of nursing with an associate degree or higher. Diploma, A.D.N., B.S.N., M.S.N., DNP/PhD – if not minimum BSN prepared, new graduate/nurse with less than one (1) year experience is required to sign an educational contract upon hire to complete BSN within specified timeframe and adhere to contract stipulations. RN must enroll in an accredited BSN program within one (1) year of licensure date and complete within the next five (5) years. This is effective April 18, 2023.
· Graduates from non-accredited school of nursing programs must have at least one year of acute care experience or greater than 2 years of experience in a licensed health care role, such as an LPN or EMT role, etc., and must have successfully passed the NCLEX licensure examination.
B. Work Experience:
· As required by job posting.
C. Certification, Licensure, Registration:
· RN with active license in State of Michigan. Specialty Certification highly recommended after 2 years in specialty.
D. Other Qualifications:
· Current American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers certification and other certifications as required by department.
· Critical Care: ACLS within 6 months of hire/transfer
GENERAL SUMMARY:
The clinical nurse, under the ANA scope of practice utilizes the framework of the nursing process to provide professional nursing care by incorporating patient-family centered care principles. The Clinical Nurse provides quality patient care under the direction of the Nurse Leader according to Corewell policies and procedures.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES:
1. Applies the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and discharge needs of patient/family/significant other.
2. Applies the Core Concepts of Patient- and Family-Centered Care (PFCC) in practice and uses this knowledge to personalize care for each patient/family.
3. Recognizes the impact of nursing care and patient/family partnerships on patient outcomes.
4. Partners with and utilizes patient/family input and goals in planning of care.
5. Provides quality care that meets or exceeds the expectations of value (core measures, quality matrix, patient experience, fiscally responsible).
6. Provides assistance to individuals in a manner that takes into account their special needs, age-related and cultural-related needs.
7. Recognizes the roles of the interdisciplinary team, patient and family care partners and utilizes them appropriately as resources in planning patient care.
8. Delegates appropriate tasks.
9. Demonstrates knowledge of and competently performs technical procedures and uses equipment properly.
10. Documents in the patient record in a timely, accurate and concise manner. Develops teaching strategies for patient/family; documents education and learning appropriately in health record.
11. Demonstrates leadership in the professional practice setting and is responsible for continuing personal education, mentoring peers and educating patients and families.
12. Stays up to date with current health system initiatives and incorporates evidence based practice and research into practice. Maintains current knowledge in area of clinical practice.
13. Completes a self-appraisal that includes professional goals annually and completes peer review.
14. Participates in department-based activities, staff meetings and committees.
15. Actively participates in hand-offs of care, including the patient, family and partners in care.
16. Demonstrates knowledge, understanding and embraces cultural traditions and lore of community served.
This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described.
STANDARD REQUIREMENTS:
1. Supports the Mission, Value and Vision of Corewell Health (BH). Demonstrates personal commitment through active involvement in the performance improvement process.
2. Exhibits excellent customer service skills and behaviors toward internal and external customers and co-workers. Promotes positive public relations with patients/residents, family members, guests, and others.
3. Supports and adheres to all Corewell Health’s customer service, service excellence, and performance standards. Supports and participates with all required compliance standards that may be department specific and/or identified by the organizations including in-service training, acceptable attendance, uniform and dress code.
4. Adheres to HIPAA requirements and maintains confidentiality of all data, including patient/resident, employee and operations information.
5. Supports and participates in a collaborative team-oriented environment – cooperates and works together with all co-workers, plans and completes job duties, uses appropriate communications in sensitive and emotional situations and follows up as appropriate regarding reported complaints, problems and concerns.
6. Supports, cooperates with and demonstrates safe work practices and attitudes, follows safety rules – including universal precautions - reports and prevents/corrects unsafe conditions and behaviors, and participates in organizational and departmental safety programs.
7. Completes all required compliance standards that may be department specific and/or identified by the organization.
8. Maintains current licensure, registration and/or certification, as applicable, at all times.
Corewell Hospital, Farmington Hills
Serving the greater Farmington Hills area since 1965, this hospital has grown in size and capabilities over the decades to become a Level II trauma hospital that serves as the base teaching hospital for Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. Corewell Hospital, Farmington Hills has received national recognition from U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation’s high-performing facilities for multiple procedures and conditions and has been recognized as a Magnet®-designated hospital for nursing excellence.
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Primary Location
SITE - Farmington Hills Hospital- 28050 Grand River Ave - Farmington HillsDepartment Name
Nursing Critical Care - Farmington HillsEmployment Type
Full timeShift
Night (United States of America)Weekly Scheduled Hours
36Hours of Work
12Days Worked
3Weekend Frequency
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Corewell Health is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members, patients, visitors and community. That is why we require a drug-free workplace and various vaccinations as a requirement for employment.
Corewell Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.
An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability, you may request assistance in completing the application process by calling 616.486.7447. We are committed to granting reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable laws.
