Position: 40 hours per week

Benefits: Full time benefit package

GENERAL SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Nurse Manager and collaboration with the Clinical Nurse Specialist and Nursing Development Educators, plans, implements and evaluates educational and quality improvement activities on the nursing unit. Role-models excellence in patient care through clinical practice, continuous quality improvement and integration of new nursing knowledge into practice. Adheres to all standards of nursing care and standards within the job description.

Unit Overview:

Labor & Delivery – P3

The Labor & Delivery Unit (L&D) cares for pregnant women through all phases of their pregnancy, including the antepartum, intrapartum and the immediate postpartum phases. L&D has 12 labor, delivery and recovery rooms with two dedicated operating rooms, two pre-op/PACU beds and a five-bed triage.

As part of a Baby-Friendly designated hospital, the L&D Unit employs an Obstetric Hospitalist Model for the provider group and the unit has one of the largest midwifery practices in the state. The unit cares for low- to high-risk patients from around the region with the goal of providing the safest outcome for both mothers and babies. The team works closely with the hospital’s Level III NICU, adult intensive care units, and the cardiovascular and pulmonary teams taking a multidisciplinary approach to collaborate on often complex care.

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers.

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.  

        Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is

        committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to

        race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height,

        weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information,

        or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.