Job Summary
The Brighton Center for Specialty Care is the newest University of Michigan Ambulatory Care facility dedicated to providing high quality health care services for adults and children. The brand new 2-story facility is located at 7500 Challis Rd. Brighton MI. We are actively seeking compassionate, enthusiastic, and patient-focused individuals who will share in the goal of crafting the ideal experience for our patients, families and employees.
Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.
Why Join Michigan Medicine?
Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan medicine is comprised of over 26,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world's most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.
What Benefits can you Look Forward to?
Nursing at Michigan offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits!
Salary range for RSAM Registered Nurses $41.44 - $64.45 / hour
- Evening Shift Differential-$3.00 / hour
- Night Shift Differential- $4.00 / hour
- Day Shift Weekend Differential- $2.90 / hour
- Evening Shift Weekend Differential- $5.90 / hour
- Night Shift Weekend Differential- $6.90 / hour
- Charge Nurse Differential- $1.00 / hour
The benefit package includes:
- Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage
- 2:1 Match on retirement savings and immediate vesting
- Generous Paid Time Off Allowances
- Robust Tuition and Certification support programs
- Large offering of no cost CEs and professional development for advancement
Responsibilities*
- Provides nursing care to Orthopaedic Surgery patients who have been scheduled for surgery to support improved surgical outcomes, patient safety, efficient utilization of OR resources as well as improve faculty, staff and patient satisfaction.
- Coordinates care pre-operatively for patients already scheduled for surgery for orthopaedic patient populations including, but not limited to pre-op clearances, lab result follow-up, medical record review for surgical risk factors, need for medical clearances, medication management before and after surgery
- Provides patient and family education on surgical needs including in-person patient education classes and telehealth education
- Provides nursing assessment and care to include but not limited to post-op wound and incision site assessment
- Position will expand to include all Orthopaedic divisions as capacity is determined.
- Prepares consent for patients as directed under MM protocol
- Develops and distributes weekly OR list for Ortho team
- Provides tele-health nursing to patients and families to include: triaging calls from patients and families, clinicians, and other healthcare team members.
- Collaborate with other health team members and associated resource persons to ensure continuity of care across all care environments.
- Assist in the development and implementation of competencies, protocols, and patient education tools to improve patient care.
- Candidate must be able to function with a minimum of supervision and be highly motivated to provide excellent care and patient advocacy.
- Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
Expectations of the position:
- Demonstrated excellence in communication skills; both verbal and written--role requires the ability to plan and develop patient education tools, protocols, and clinical competencies
- Demonstrated excellence in critical thinking skills and problem solving skills in daily practice across the continuum of care for surgical patients and their families: assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation of care.
- Demonstrated customer service and conflict management skills.
- Demonstrated ability to establish collaborative practice with multidisciplinary team.
- Demonstrated ability to direct nursing practice and delegate to clinical support staff
- Demonstrated ability to function independently.
- Demonstrated skills to organize and manage multiple interventions simultaneously understanding acuity and urgency in prioritizing duties.
- Proficiency in computer and keyboarding skills, using an electronic medical record, and Microsoft Office and calendaring experience.
Nursing Specific Info
Salary & Nursing Framework Level:
This UMPNC RN posting is posted under the Role-Specific Advancement Model (RSAM) as:
CLIN CARE COORD- COMPETENT.
Actual RSAM LEVEL and salary will be determined at time of hire.
RSAM levels range from CCC-COMPETENT to CCC-EXPERT TO CCC-MASTERY.
Required qualifications must be met by the candidate in order to be interviewed and considered for the position.
Posting may be filled after the initial 5-day posting period.
Applicants who have left the UMPNC bargaining unit must include on their resume dates of past employment including months and years of service along with effort.
Positions less than 20 hours/week may be combined.
If you have questions regarding this posting or would like assistance with nursing opportunities please contact Nurse Recruitment at (734) 936-5183
Required Qualifications*
Current license to practice Nursing in the State of Michigan.
Required Educational Requirement; applicant must meet one of the following: Bachelors degree in Nursing OR Associates degree or diploma in Nursing and a Masters degree in Nursing
Three (3) years direct experience with Adult Orthopaedic patients as a RN, within the last five (5) years. Preference given to experience working with total joint replacement patient population.
Must be willing to travel to off-site clinics to provide coverage with potential expansion of orthopaedic divisions.
NOTE: Required qualifications must be met by the candidate in order to be interviewed and considered for the position.
RESUME REQUIRED (for both internal & external applicants):
You must attach a complete and accurate resume to be fully considered for this position.
Desired Qualifications*
? Ambulatory Care experience including telephone triage in a surgical population.
Work Schedule
Hours per week: 40 hour per week
Shift/ Days/ Hours: Day shift; variable hours; 8hr shifts
Location: Brighton Center for Specialty Care with potential to travel to off-site clinics to provide coverage with potential expansion of orthopaedic divisions.
Note: All new employees will be expected to float to a designated unit(s) in times of low census
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes here.
Union Affiliation
This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Michigan Nurses Association and the U-M Professional Nurse Council union, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.