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Henry Ford Health
Detroit, Michigan

Registered Nurse - Unit Educator - Elective Surgery

Registered NurseIncludes weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
Includes weekends
Posted 9h ago · Verified live

Job description

Join Henry Ford Health as a RN Unit Educator – Elective Surgery, Nights in Detroit, Michigan, United States.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Health Insurance

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • Weekend coverage may be required.
  • Night or evening shifts may be required.

Apply to join Henry Ford Health as a RN Unit Educator – Elective Surgery, Nights.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement educational and quality improvement initiatives on the nursing unit in collaboration with clinical specialists. Provide high-acuity post-surgical patient care while demonstrating clinical excellence and adherence to nursing standards.

Requirements

Requires a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) and current Michigan RN licensure. Candidates should have approximately four years of clinical experience and possess strong leadership and teaching abilities.

Qualifications

Education
Bachelor degree
Experience
2+ years of experience

Certifications

BLS

Key Skills

Clinical educationEvidence-based practiceCommunicationProblem solvingOrganizational skillsBariatric surgical proceduresTracheostomy careChest tube managementPatient-controlled analgesia

Surgery — Registered Nurse Career Context

Of the 50 active Registered Nurse listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 44% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

Registered Nurse pay on WeekdayDoc is down 13.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Michigan is 96.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.8% of Michigan clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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  • Includes weekends