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New Grad RN - Registered Nurse

  • University of Michigan Health-West (Metro Health)
  • Grand Rapids, MI, 49503
  • Full Time
  • Bachelor's Degree
  • Entry Level

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Job Description:

University of Michigan Health-West (Formally Metro Health) is looking for New Graduate RN - Registered Nurse/Graduate Nurse.

The nurses of University of Michigan Health-West are caring healers, trusted and respected professionals who touch every life we serve. With warmth and skill, they ensure the safety of patients. They comfort and educate families. They empower our care teams to deliver excellence. Through their training and dedication, nurses exemplify the best of University of Michigan Health-West. They uphold our promises to treat each patient as an individual and to make advanced healthcare excellence available to all.


Looking to learn more about starting your nursing career here at UM Health-West? Apply to this position and you will be contacted by our Talent Acquisition Team to discuss opportunities. We have full-time and part-time opportunities on a variety of units that are open to New Graduates. At the end of this application, you will be asked to provide your patient population/unit preferences to help us identify positions that best fit your career goals.

Please note, this is not an application for a graduate nurse residency program. Nurses are hired directly into an open nurse position on a unit but will complete our transition to practice program.

Hospital Units at UM Health-West:

  • Cardiac Acute Care
  • Cardiac Cath Lab/Interventional Radiology
  • Emergency Department
  • Float Pool
  • Intensive Care Unit
  • Med-Surg
  • Obstetrics (Child Birth Center)
  • Operating Room/CVOR
  • Ortho/Trauma Med-Surg
  • Post Anesthesia Care Unit
  • Post Surgical Unit
  • Progressive Care Unit
  • Surgery Prep and Recovery
     

General Summary:

This position offers practical experiences and opportunities for the Graduate Nurse to transition from the structured clinical environment of nursing school to the comprehensive role of the registered nurse. Working collaboratively with a registered nurse preceptor the Graduate Nurse will develop a greater understanding of the professional component of the role of the registered nurse as the coordinator of patient care. They will develop skill and confidence in performing a multitude of technical procedures in the clinical setting and have the opportunity to demonstrate the application of critical thinking process and communication with the RN.

Requirements:

  • Graduate of an accredited nursing program
  • Employee must pass NCLEX exam within 10 weeks of hire
  • If the NCLEX exam is not passed, the Graduate Nurse will transition into a Nurse Aide position if employment is continued
  • Current BLS certification-Required

https://www.careermatrix.com/job/esn2mv/rn-registered-nurse/wyoming/mi


Company Description:

Be part of a team that is relentlessly advancing health to serve West Michigan!

We offer a team culture, a sense of belonging and responsibility, and a promise to bring compassion and excellence to our work every day. These beliefs date back to our founding, and they are stronger than ever. You can see them formalized in our five core values:

Caring, Integrity, Innovation, Teamwork, and Inclusion.

 

A career at University of Michigan Health-West is an opportunity to join a supportive team of colleagues who love their work. Each team member has a role in raising the standards of excellence in health care for our communities.

Along with inspiring careers, we offer a competitive wage and benefits package - including tuition reimbursement, a retirement plan, medical, dental, vision insurance, and more.

 

Inclusion for All

At University of Michigan Health-West, we foster an environment that is rich in diversity, where every individual can have a sense of belonging, a voice that is heard and the opportunity to achieve and thrive. 

We actively seek a diverse workforce. To this end, employment decisions, including hiring, promoting and terminating, are based upon an individual employee's abilities, skills, merit and University of Michigan Health-West's business needs. They are not based on sex/gender, race, color, citizenship status, national origin, ancestry, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, veteran status, height, weight, or any other protected category.

https://www.careermatrix.com/employerjobs/422d/university-of-michigan-health-west
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