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.
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• Coordinates pre-operative care for orthopaedic patients, including lab result follow-up and medication management.
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• Conducts patient and family education on surgical needs, including in-person and telehealth classes.
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• Performs nursing assessments and post-operative care, including wound and incision site assessments.
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• Prepares consent for patients as directed under MM protocol.
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• Develops and distributes weekly OR list for the Orthopaedic team.
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• Provides tele-health nursing, including triaging calls from patients and families.
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• Collaborates with health team members to ensure continuity of care.
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• Assists in developing competencies, protocols, and patient education tools.
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• Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
Requirements
• Current license to practice Nursing in the State of Michigan.
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• Three years of direct experience with Adult Orthopaedic patients as a RN within the last five years.
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• Experience working with total joint replacement patient population is preferred.
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• Willingness to travel to off-site clinics for coverage.
Nice-to-haves
• Ambulatory Care experience including telephone triage in a surgical population.
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• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.
Benefits
• Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage.
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• 2:1 Match on retirement savings with immediate vesting.
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• Generous Paid Time Off allowances.
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• Robust tuition and certification support programs.
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• Large offering of no-cost continuing education and professional development opportunities.
