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RN - Palliative Care Clinic - Full Time Day Shift - Detroit / 9:30am - 6pm M-F, No Weekends/Holidays/On-Call

Looking for nurses who are passionate about the palliative population. The clinic works directly with Henry Ford Cancer patients. Our nurses coordinate care for patients pertaining to their pain & symptom issues. We do a lot of triaging, education, in-basket, medication refills, some scheduling, lots of therapeutic communication with patients/families, etc.

Minimum of 1 year RN inpatient or Ambulatory/Clinic RN experience. Experience with cancer patients and/or hospice experience in a hospital environment. Some leadership experience preferred.

In addition to orientation, you will be required to complete palliative courses we provide within 6 months. Palliative Certification will also be required within 2 years. (Henry Ford Health covers the cost)

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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.

Preferred Experience:

Minimum of 1 year RN inpatient or Ambulatory/Clinic RN experience. Experience with cancer patients and/or hospice experience in a hospital environment. Some leadership experience preferred.

Required Experience:

• 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).

Additional Information

• Organization: Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit Main Campus

• Department: Palliative Care

• Shift: Day Job

• Union Code: Not Applicable

  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

Partnering with nearly 2 million people on their health journey, Henry Ford Health provides a full continuum of services at 250 care locations throughout southeast and south central Michigan. With 33,000 valued team members, Henry Ford is also among Michigan’s largest and most diverse employers. Our superior care and discoveries are powered by nearly 6,000 physicians, researchers and advanced practice providers. Learn more athenryford.com.

Benefits

Whether it's offering a new medical option, helping you make healthier lifestyle choices or making the employee enrollment selection experience easier, it's all about choice. Henry Ford Health has a new approach for its employee benefits program - My Choice Rewards. My Choice Rewards is a program as diverse as the people it serves. There are dozens of options for all of our employees including compensation, benefits, work/life balance and learning - options that enhance your career and add value to your personal life. As an employee you are provided access to Retirement Programs, an Employee Assistance Program (Henry Ford Enhanced), Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Time Off, Employee Health and Wellness, and a whole host of other benefits and services. Employee's 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.