"REGISTERED NURSE: Ambulatory Care Services (Brighton Center for Specialty Care Infectious Disease)"

Note: All new employees will be expected to cover Brighton Care Specialty Center with potential to work at Taubman Center or other Infectious Disease service locations.

• Provide expert nursing care to infectious disease patients in the ambulatory outpatient clinics.
• Provide telephone triage, patient teaching, direct patient care including injections, documentation with follow-up and coordination with ancillary services and related departments.
• Monitor laboratory results for outpatients receiving IV antibiotics.
• Provide functional supervision to allied health staff.
• Change PICC line dressings and remove PICC lines at completion of therapy.
• Vaccine administration and over-see Immunization Clinic patient evaluation.
• Assist with patient flow as necessary and appropriate.
• Work with licensed providers to develop and carry out clinical standards of care for various patient diagnoses.
• Participate as a professional member of an interdisciplinary treatment team.
• Teach patients and families pertinent information regarding the patient condition and treatment plans.
• Coordinate infusion therapies.
• Assist in orientation of team members as appropriate, including observation and participation of patient care activities.
• Actively participate and support performance improvement activities related to self, clinic, department, and institutional goals and objectives.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

EXPECTATIONS:

• Demonstrated ability of effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication with internal and external customers.
• Demonstrated adaptability to changing needs and priorities in the clinics, department, and institutional goals/objectives.
• Demonstrated accountability and dependability, e.g., completion of work, mandatories, goal setting within established timelines.
• Excellent attendance record as evidenced by references and evaluations.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and problem solve effectively and efficiently.
• Demonstrated ability to seek constructive approaches to resolving workplace issues.
• Demonstrated willingness to support and participate in change based on unit, department, and institutional goals and objectives.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current license to practice nursing in the State of Michigan (RN).
• Two (2) years, within the past 5 years experience as a Registered Nurse providing care to adult patients who are immunocompromised, such as those in transplant, hematology/oncology, and HIV.
• Proficiency with MiChart inbasket management and/or documentation in electronic health record, e.g., Epic.
• Demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills as evidence by resume, annual evaluations, and references.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience with venous access devices such as PICC lines, ports, and Hickman devices.
• Experience in telehealth nursing.
• BSN

Salary & Nursing Framework Level:

This UMPNC RN posting is posted as Nursing Framework LEVEL C.

Actual Nursing Framework LEVEL and salary will be determined at time of hire.

Nursing Framework levels range from Level A to Level F.

Required qualifications must be met by the candidate in order to be interviewed and considered for the position. Posting may be filled after the initial 5-day posting period.

Applicants who have left the UMPNC bargaining unit must include on their resume dates of past employment including months and years of service along with effort.

Positions less than 20 hours/week may be combined.

Hours: 40 hours/week.

Shift: Day shift, Monday through Friday, with possibility for evenings, weekends and holidays based on clinic needs. Flexibility is required.

Location: Brighton Care Specialty Center with potential to work at Taubman Center or other Infectious Disease service locations.

If you have questions regarding this posting or would like assistance with nursing opportunities please contact Nurse Recruitment at (734) 936-5183.

This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Michigan Nurses Association and the U-M Professional Nurse Council union, which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours and other terms and conditions of employment.