REGISTERED NURSE (Ambulatory Care Nurse Resource Pool-Cancer Center Cluster)

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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.

Nursing at Michigan offers a competitive salary with excellent benefits!  

  • Hourly range for Registered Nurses $41.78-$64.81/ 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

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

  • 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 nursing care in a variety of Ambulatory Care settings with primary responsibilities in the Rogel Cancer Center Clinics. Other potential locations are BCSC and NHC. This position includes care of adult patients and includes but not limited to.
    • Assessment of patient needs and assistance with medical issues related to health concerns.
    • Manage prescription refill requests and secure patient messages.
    • Adapts communication style to patients representing diverse personal, professional, cultural, and
      socio-economic backgrounds.
    • Possesses excellent listening skills to receive detailed information.
    • Utilize electronic protocol database to assess, educate and document all health information in an
      accurate and expedient fashion.
    • Responsive to the needs of a clinic
    • Meets minimum established quality and productivity standards
    • Knowledge and appropriate use of internal and external resources.
    • Collaborate with providers when necessary, in providing advice or determining disposition for patient.
    • Provide functional supervision to assistive personnel; collaborate with colleagues, other disciplines,
      and health care/community services to promote continuity of care.
    • Telephone management, patient and family education, assistance with procedures, daily clinic
      operations management, functional supervision of assistive personnel and other responsibilities when requested. 
    • This position could involve travelling to various locations to all Michigan Medicine facilities.
    • Knowledge and appropriate use of internal and external resources. 
    • This RN position is essential in managing clinic flow, patient care needs to include but not limited to triage/assessment of high acuity patients, therapy education, procedural education, medication administration and management, responding to clinic emergencies, port maintenance, collaboration with multiple disciplines / infusion / scheduling / lab management.
  • Expectations
    • Demonstrated critical thinking skills through the nursing process, excellent problem-solving skills, and demonstrated ability to set priorities.
    • Demonstrated customer service, interpersonal communication skills, and the ability to build respectful relationships within and between units and individuals.
    • Demonstrated accountability and dependability including good attendance record with punctuality.
    • Demonstrated adaptability to changing needs and priorities based on unit, department, and institutional goals/objectives
    • Demonstrated knowledge and skills providing patient and family education and coaching related to chronic conditions
    • Proficiency with typing and electronic health record documentation
    • Ability to manage complex clinical issues utilizing assessment skills, protocols, and evidence-based interventions
    • Willingness to adapt to different populations within the Maize team as patient demands require. Orientation and training would be provided for new subspecialties.  

Nursing Specific Info

Salary & Nursing Framework Level:
This UMPNC RN posting is posted as Nursing Framework LEVEL C.
Actual Nursing Framework LEVEL and salary will be determined at time of hire.
Nursing Framework levels range from Level A to Level F.

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 Medicine
  • Minimum of 18 months of oncology RN experience within the last two (2) years

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 with telephone triage/symptom management within the last five (3) years
  • BSN
  • OCN certification

Work Schedule

  • Hours/Week: 40 hours per week, 5-8hr shifts
  • Hours/Shifts-  Day Shift; Monday-Friday, may include Saturdays/Sundays/Holidays in the future if clinic hours expand
    Hours may be variable (based on patient and volume needs)
  • Location: Ambulatory Care Nursing Resource Pool (ACNRP)  Cancer Center Focus
    *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.

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.

Application Deadline

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

U-M EEO Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.