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

Henry Ford Health • Detroit, MI

18d

About The Position

Provides leadership in coordinating and delivering compassionate, quality patient care. Uses the nursing process—assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation—to provide, delegate, supervise, and document patient care and education for patients and families. Communicates pertinent patient and family information to the health care team, participates in identifying solutions when patient goals are not met, and ensures those solutions are implemented.

ACRNs work independently in the field, traveling from patient to patient and relying on their assessment and clinical judgment. The work includes frequent infusions, IV starts, medication administration, and other hands-on acute-care skills. The employer is particularly interested in contingent staff with afternoon availability.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• Minimum of two years of RN experience.
• Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing.
• Health care provider certification (BCLS).
• 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.

Nice To Haves

• BSN preferred.
• Medical-surgical, emergency department, and/or home care experience preferred.
• Afternoon availability is particularly sought for contingent staff.

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 and 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 those solutions are implemented.
• Travel independently between patients and use assessment and clinical judgment in the field.
• Perform infusions, IV starts, medication administration, and other hands-on acute-care skills.

What This Job Offers

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