Registered Nurse- Perioperative
Henry Ford Health · Jackson, Michigan
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Company Description
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.
Job Description
Location: Henry Ford Jackson Hospital
FULL TIME RN - off shift: This will be 36 hours/week. The hours will be in house every other weekend 0700-1930 (Saturday, Sunday) & 0900-2130 (for weekday shifts), with no assigned call except being part of the holiday call rotation (day shift call only). There will be no mandation with this position, but call is able to be picked up if desired. Each pay period, this position will have one full weekend and four weekday shifts.
Role Overview
As a Registered Nurse in our Perioperative department, you will provide comprehensive nursing care across the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases. You will lead the coordination and delivery of compassionate, quality patient care utilizing the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care. Your role is vital in ensuring patients and families receive the support, education, and advocacy they need throughout their surgical experience.
What You Will Do
- Conduct thorough preoperative assessments, including patient history, physical examination, and identification of risk factors to ensure safe surgical preparation.
- Educate patients and families about the surgical process, postoperative expectations, and recovery protocols to promote informed decision-making and reduce anxiety.
- Prepare patients for surgery, including verification of consent, medication administration, and coordination of preoperative protocols.
- Provide intraoperative nursing support, including positioning, instrument management, specimen handling, and maintenance of a safe surgical environment.
- Monitor and document patient responses throughout all perioperative phases, ensuring adherence to safety standards and best practices.
- Facilitate seamless communication between surgical teams, anesthesia, and recovery staff to optimize patient outcomes.
- Provide postoperative recovery care, including pain management, wound assessment, and patient education for discharge planning.
- Identify and implement solutions for variances from expected patient outcomes and surgical goals.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the electronic medical record system.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in the State of Michigan.
- Demonstrated clinical knowledge and critical thinking skills necessary to assess patient needs and develop effective nursing care plans.
- Ability to provide a broad range of professional nursing services in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and multidisciplinary team members.
- Candidates with an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) must enroll in an accredited BSN program within three (3) years of hire and obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) within five (5) years of hire.
- Minimum of 1 to 2 years of acute care/inpatient nursing experience required.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Previous experience in the specialty area preferred.
- Experience with Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system preferred.
- Relevant specialty certifications preferred.
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