Registered Nurse - ACRN - Hospital at Home/In-Home Patient Visits

Henry Ford Health • Bingham Farms, MI

17h • Onsite

About The Position

Provides leadership in coordinating and delivering quality, compassionate patient care. Uses the nursing process—assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation—to provide, delegate, supervise, and document patient care and teaching for patients and families. Communicates pertinent patient and family information to the health care team, helps address variances from patient goals, and ensures solutions are implemented.

ACRNs work independently in the field, driving between patient visits and relying on their assessment and clinical judgment. The work includes frequent infusions, IV starts, medication administration, and other hands-on acute-care skills.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum of two years of RN experience.
• Clinical knowledge and analytical abilities necessary to formulate effective nursing care plans.
• Ability to perform a wide variety of professional nursing services.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, and hospital personnel.
• Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing.
• Health care provider certification (BCLS).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
• Medical-surgical, emergency department, and/or home care experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver quality, compassionate patient care.
• Use the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care.
• Provide, delegate, supervise, and document patient care and patient/family teaching.
• Communicate pertinent patient and family information to the health care team.
• Participate in finding solutions when patient goals are not met and ensure solutions are implemented.
• Travel between in-home patient visits and independently assess patients using clinical judgment.
• Perform infusions, IV starts, medication administration, and other hands-on acute-care skills.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed