REGISTERED NURSE : Ambulatory Care Services (Valient Care: Primary Care General Med)

About the Role

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.

Responsibilities

• Provide culturally sensitive, age-specific team-based care models in delivering nursing care across the continuum for Primary Care patients including pediatrics, adult medicine, and geriatric patient populations.
• Perform phone triage, including assessment, screening, clinical advice, nurse visits (in-person/video visit), in-clinic hands-on procedures, and care coordination with internal and external partners.
• Accurate and efficient documentation of nursing care.
• Knowledge and appropriate use of internal and external resources.
• Provide functional supervision to assistive personnel; collaborate with colleagues, other disciplines, and healthcare/community services to promote continuity of care.
• Demonstrate critical thinking skills through use of the nursing process, excellent problem-solving skills, and ability to set priorities.
• Demonstrate customer service, interpersonal communication skills, and the ability to build respectful relationships within and between units and individuals.
• Demonstrate accountability and dependability, including good attendance with punctuality.
• Demonstrate adaptability to changing needs and priorities based on unit, department, and institutional goals/objectives.
• Provide patient and family education and coaching related to chronic conditions including diabetes, asthma, and coronary artery disease.
• Proficiency with typing and electronic health record documentation.
• Manage complex clinical issues utilizing assessment skills, protocols, and evidence-based interventions.
• Maintain competencies to care for multi-populations (e.g., pediatrics, OB/GYN, adult medicine) as patient demands require. Orientation and training provided for new subspecialties within primary care based on division expansion.

Requirements

• Current license to practice nursing in the State of Michigan (RN).
• Five (5) years of RN experience in the last 7 years working with General Medicine and Geriatric patients.
• Two (2) years (out of the last 7 years) working in Post-Acute Care Services or Primary Care in an RN Care Navigator Role.

Required qualifications must be met by the candidate in order to be interviewed and considered for the position. Resume required for both internal and external applicants.

Qualifications (Desired)

• BSN
• Certification in Ambulatory Nursing
• Three years of Ambulatory Care Phone Triage experience

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.

Pay

• 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

Actual Nursing Framework LEVEL and salary will be determined at time of hire. Nursing Framework levels range from Level A to Level F.

Benefits

• 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

Schedule

• Hours/Week: 40 hours/week (.4 FTE Valient Care, .6 FTE Geriatrics). Dual-unit role with the .4 FTE in Valient Care being term-limited to one (1) year following date of hire.
• Shift/Hours/Days: Day Shift; Monday-Saturday (hours are variable due to patient needs and volume demands, including weekends and holidays).
• Location: WAA and Domino’s Farms with potential to work in other locations with expansion of division. Hours may be variable (non-traditional) based on clinic needs.