RN-Geriatric Medicine- 20 hours- day shifts
🔍 Detroit, Michigan
Healthy at every age
Our priority at Henry Ford is to improve and maintain a high quality of life for each patient, so that every day is one well lived.
The experts at Henry Ford have set the gold standard of care for adults -- from the active to the frail elderly. Our team provides excellent care and creates a culture of wellness and independence. We care for each patient with the expertise and compassion we would expect for our own families and friends.
Our providers use a team approach, offering comprehensive, individualized and specialty services for adults as they age, from those in good health to those who require greater medical assistance. This care is provided at some of our outpatient medical centers such as the Hamtramck Clinic.
We are looking for dedicated and compassionate nurses to join our team in providing exceptional care to our geriatric patients in an outpatient setting. This part-time position offers flexible hours to accommodate your schedule.
If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of older adults, we would love to hear from you!
Join us in providing compassionate care to our geriatric patients!
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.
This position is located in downtown Hamtramck, behind the Senior Plaza.
Henry Ford Medical Center Hamtramck
9100 Brombach Street
Hamtramck MI 48212
Hours:
8am- 4:30pm day shifts, no weekends and no holidays. Days of the week flexible.
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).
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Additional Details
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 functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.
Overview
Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers.
Benefits
The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.
Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health 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.