Registered Nurse - Recovery Room (PACU)

Registered Nurse

About the Department

Join the compassionate team at Providence Hospitals, part of the esteemed Henry Ford Health network. Serving communities across Oakland County, our hospitals blend advanced specialty care with strong local connections. We pride ourselves on delivering exceptional patient care in a supportive, community-focused environment. Our team is dedicated to making a meaningful impact, and we're looking for passionate individuals to join us in this mission.

The Post-Anesthesia (or Recovery Room) is a perioperative department within Surgical Services.  Nurses in this specialty critically evaluate and stabilize patients emerging from anesthesia post-surgery through continuous monitoring.  

Role Overview

As a Registered Nurse at Henry Ford Health, you will provide leadership in coordinating and delivering quality, compassionate patient care. Utilizing the nursing process, you will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for patients and their families. Your role is vital in ensuring effective communication within the healthcare team and finding solutions to meet patient goals.

Why Henry Ford Health

At Henry Ford Health, we are relentless advocates for exceptional care for our patients, communities, and each other. We come to do meaningful work and grow our careers, and we stay for the connection, support, and shared pride in making the impossible, possible.

What You Will Do

• Provide leadership in the coordination and delivery of quality compassionate patient care.
• Utilize the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.
• Delegate, supervise, and document care and teaching of patients and their families.
• Communicate pertinent patient/family information to the healthcare team.
• Participate in finding and implementing solutions for variances from patient goals.

SCHEDULE: Full Time, 36 hours/4 days per week, Occasional on call/weekend shift.

LOCATION: Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital

What We Offer

At Henry Ford Health, we foster an environment of collaboration, career growth, and mission-driven work. You'll have access to learning opportunities that empower you to excel in your role and make a lasting impact on patient care.

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.

What You Will Need

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. 

CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE REQUIRED:

• Current licensure by the Michigan State Board of Nursing.
• Health care provider certification (BCLS).

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• ICU, ER, Pre Op or PACU experience preferred. 

The dynamic team in the Recovery Room (PACU) serves the poor and vulnerable within our local community with an emphasis on compassionate, holistic care. We pride ourselves on the teamwork that our unit encompasses to care for these critical patients. 

Join Our Team

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and be part of a team that's transforming healthcare.