Registered Nurse - Cardiac Non Invasive - Full Time - Days

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford's care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation's most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus.

GENERAL SUMMARY

Provides leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality compassionate patient care. Utilizes the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation, to provide, delegate, supervise and document care and teaching of patients and family. Effectively communicates pertinent patient/family information to health care team. Participates in finding solutions for variances from patient goals and ensures implementation of solutions.

Unit Description

Our unit is a specialized cardiology department that performs diagnostic tests and procedures for a variety of cardiac diagnoses. We perform stress echocardiograms, dobutamine stress tests, nuclear stress tests (pharmacologic and exercise), a variety of cardiac PET scans and help perform transesophageal echocardiograms and cardioversions. For all stress testing, we work in tandem with exercise physiologists. We also assist our sonographers with IVs and bubble studies during echocardiograms. In addition, we triage and call all of our patients to ensure they are getting the best possible care.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

BSN preferred. Graduation from an accredited school of nursing. Clinical knowledge and analytical abilities necessary to formulate effective nursing care plans. Ability to perform a wide variety of professional nursing services. Ability to effectively communicate with patients, families, and hospital personnel.

Requirements

Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing.; Experience in stress testing preferred