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!
Hourly range for RSAM Registered Nurses $43.10 - $67.03/ 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*
- Provide coordination of nursing care, education, and support to patients and families of the Thoracic Surgery Service and other surgical patients.
- Serve as a clinical resource and consultant to all customers of general surgery, especially focused on thoracic surgery.
- Coordinate care pre-operatively and post-operatively for the surgical patient population primarily in the thoracic surgery outpatient setting.
- Assist in the development of patient care standards in collaboration with the clinical management team.
- Assist in the development and implementation of competencies, protocols, and patient education tools to improve patient care.
- Seek out patient education materials.
- Work collaboratively with all members of the general surgery team to provide efficient patient care processes, especially for the thoracic patient population.
- Order tests, renews prescriptions, informs patients of results from testing, telephone triage (gathering information, giving instructions and answers to patients, teaching, relaying problems to MDs, and making decisions for patients to come to ER or clinic using nursing assessment skills).
- Participate in quality improvement and/or LEAN initiatives.
- Support research initiatives.
Nursing Specific Info
Salary & Nursing Framework Level:
This UMPNC RN posting is posted under the Role-Specific Advancement Model (RSAM) as:
CCC- COMPETENT NE.
Actual RSAM LEVEL and salary will be determined at time of hire.
RSAM levels range from CCC-COMPETENT NE to CCC-EXPERT NE TO CCC-MASTERY NE or CCC-Mastery Plus NE.
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 licensure as a Registered Nurse in the State of Michigan
- Educational Requirement: (must meet one of the following):
- Bachelors degree in Nursing OR
- Associates degree/diploma in nursing AND a Masters degree in Nursing
- Five (5) years of RN experience
- Three (3) years of experience (within the last 5 years) of direct inpatient or outpatient care for an adult surgical population
In order to be considered for this position the applicant must have met or will have met all the required qualifications prior to the start date of employment.
RESUME REQUIRED (for both internal & external applicants):
You must attach a complete and accurate resume to be fully considered for this position.
Desired Qualifications*
- Two or more years (within the last 5 years) of experience providing post-op care to Thoracic Surgery patients
- Demonstrated ability to provide post-surgical procedures ie: suture removal, drain removal
- Experience managing surgical patients in the outpatient setting
- Ambulatory care phone triage
- Experience providing patient education
- Two (2) or more years of recent (in last 3 years) experience with electronic medical records, specifically EPIC
- Computer/typing skills such as Microsoft Word and Excel
Work Schedule
Hours per week: 40 hours
Shift / Days / Hours: Day Shift, Monday-Friday, 8am – 5pm
Location: primarily Taubman Center with some potential for other locations as needed based on division growth changes/strategies.
All employees will be expected to float to a designated unit(s) in times of low census or department needs.
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.
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 Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.