REGISTERED NURSE: Brighton Center for Specialty Care
About the position
The Registered Nurse at the Brighton Center for Specialty Care is responsible for providing high-quality nursing care to orthopaedic surgery patients. This role involves coordinating pre-operative care, conducting patient education, and ensuring efficient utilization of operating room resources. The nurse will work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient outcomes and satisfaction, while also participating in quality improvement initiatives.
- Responsibilities
- Provides nursing care to Orthopaedic Surgery patients scheduled for surgery. ,
- Coordinates pre-operative care for orthopaedic patients, including lab result follow-up and medication management. ,
- Conducts patient and family education on surgical needs, including in-person and telehealth classes. ,
- Performs nursing assessments and post-operative care, including wound and incision site assessments. ,
- Prepares consent for patients as directed under MM protocol. ,
- Develops and distributes weekly OR list for the Orthopaedic team. ,
- Provides tele-health nursing, including triaging calls from patients and families. ,
- Collaborates with health team members to ensure continuity of care. ,
- Assists in developing competencies, protocols, and patient education tools. ,
- Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
- Requirements
- Current license to practice Nursing in the State of Michigan. ,
- Three years of direct experience with Adult Orthopaedic patients as a RN within the last five years. ,
- Experience working with total joint replacement patient population is preferred. ,
- Willingness to travel to off-site clinics for coverage.
- Nice-to-haves
- Ambulatory Care experience including telephone triage in a surgical population. ,
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
- Benefits
- Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage. ,
- 2:1 Match on retirement savings with immediate vesting. ,
- Generous Paid Time Off allowances. ,
- Robust tuition and certification support programs. ,
- Large offering of no-cost continuing education and professional development opportunities.
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