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Henry-Ford-Health-2 lists this Registered Nurse - Rapid Response - 24 Hours - Midnights opportunity in west bloomfield charter township, Michigan. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Registered Nurse - Rapid Response - 24 Hours - Midnights
Part-time
At Henry Ford Health, we're committed to advancing health and improving lives for the millions of people we serve across Michigan and around the world. As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care that includes primary and preventive services, specialty and complex care, virtual care, pharmacy, home health, eye care, health insurance, and more. With 12 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations, including former Ascension Southeast Michigan and Flint Region facilities, our growing network expands access to exceptional care in the communities we serve. Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is helping shape the future of healthcare through the transformative Future of Health: Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment that is redefining our academic healthcare campus and advancing innovation, research, education, and community impact. Our work is grounded in purpose, collaboration, and belonging. We empower team members to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful difference every day. Whether you're caring for patients, supporting operations, conducting research, or driving new solutions, you'll be part of a team united by a shared mission: delivering exceptional care, advancing health outcomes, and building healthier communities for all.
GENERAL SUMMARY: Will act as the hospital resource to the Cardiac Catheterization lab and Intensive Care units and general practice units. Goals of this position include cross training to the cardiac catheterization lab and the Medical Intensive Care unit to be proficient in caring for patients undergoing emergent cardiac catheterization and post catheterization care in the MICU. The RN will be responsible to assist and operate equipment in the Cardiac Catheterization lab which may include from start to finish of the catheterization and to transition the patient’s care to the MICU. Care of emergent cardiac catheterization patients will be the number one priority. Job duties when not caring for cardiac catheterization patients will include responding to Rapid Response call and Code Blue calls. When available, will also assist in transport of critical care patients from the ED to the ICUs or GPUs to ICUs, as well as accompanying ICU patients off theunit to tests/procedures. Other responsibilities include but are not limited to assisting with difficult IV starts/blood draws, assisting with admissions in all IPD areas, and assisting with ICU bedside procedures. Reports to the House Manager.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Assisting with emergent cardiac catheterization on the off shift, weekends and holidays.
Responding to the ED when an emergent cardiac catheterization patient is identified and preparing the patient for Cath lab; will remain with the patient and provide primary nursing care for the patient in the ED, throughout the Cath lab procedure, and until report is given and the patient is handed off to the RN in the accepting ICU.
Removal of femoral artery sheaths after cardiac procedures. When there are no cardiac catheterization patients, responsibilities will include:
Responding to Code Blues and Rapid Response.
Providing support/resources, when needed, for the MICU RN caring for post-cardiac Cath patients.
Transportation of ED patients to the ICUs or GPUs to ICUs
Transport of ICU patients to tests/procedures
Assist with moderate sedation of bedside procedures of the ICU patient
Assist with admissions, as deemed appropriate in all IPD areas
Assist with lengthy (>30min) bedside procedures.
Complete hospital rounds to assess needs
Assist GPU RNs with limited exposure medical needs (CAPD, Woundvacs, etc)environment.
EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing with current State of Michigan License is required.
Minimum of 2 years ICU required.
Interventional Cardiac Catheterization experience preferred.
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