Nurse Assistant-SICU

At Henry Ford Health, we're committed to advancing health and improving lives for the millions of people we serve across Michigan and around the world. As one of the nation's leading academic health systems, we provide a comprehensive continuum of care that includes primary and preventive services, specialty and complex care, virtual care, pharmacy, home health, eye care, health insurance, and more. With 12 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations, including former Ascension Southeast Michigan and Flint Region facilities, our growing network expands access to exceptional care in the communities we serve.

Headquartered in Detroit, Henry Ford Health is helping shape the future of healthcare through the transformative Future of Health: Detroit initiative, a $3 billion investment that is redefining our academic healthcare campus and advancing innovation, research, education, and community impact.

Our work is grounded in purpose, collaboration, and belonging. We empower team members to grow their careers, contribute innovative ideas, and make a meaningful difference every day. Whether you're caring for patients, supporting operations, conducting research, or driving new solutions, you'll be part of a team united by a shared mission: delivering exceptional care, advancing health outcomes, and building healthier communities for all.

Surgical Intensive Care Unit – P4

The 40-bed Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) provides comprehensive multidisciplinary evaluation, management and recovery of post-surgical patients with critical illness. The patients typically have undergone a variety of general and specialty surgical procedures. The interprofessional team consists of board-certified critical care specialty providers from surgery and anesthesiology, SICU fellows, advanced practice providers, registered nurses, NAs and clinical pharmacists. As one of the largest ICUs in the region, the unit has a very diverse patient population covering many surgical disciplines providing limitless professional opportunities for staff to grow into a well-rounded caregiver.

GENERAL SUMMARY:

Ready to make a real difference every single day? Join our dynamic SICU team where your compassionate care directly transforms patient recovery and safety! Working collaboratively under the direction of the Registered Nurse (RN), you'll deliver hands-on patient care that creates measurable positive outcomes. In this role, you'll actively shape individualized patient care strategies, respond with confidence to emergent situations, and partner with our interprofessional team to drive critical care excellence. This is your opportunity to sharpen your clinical skills, deepen your healthcare expertise through continuous learning, and build a truly rewarding career in one of the region's premier intensive care settings. As a valued member of the Henry Ford Health System team, you'll embody our Standards of Excellence in every patient interaction and team collaboration.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Deliver Compassionate Patient Care: Provide direct, hands-on assistance with activities of daily living, personal hygiene, and comfort measures that enhance patient dignity and recovery
• Support Critical Care Excellence: Assist RNs with vital sign monitoring, patient positioning, and equipment management while maintaining meticulous attention to detail
• Respond with Confidence: Stay alert and ready to respond decisively to patient needs and emergent situations, working seamlessly with the care team
• Champion Patient Safety: Actively participate in maintaining a safe, clean, and organized patient environment while adhering to infection control and safety protocols
• Collaborate Across Disciplines: Work effectively with surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurses, pharmacists, and fellow team members to ensure coordinated, exceptional patient care
• Grow Your Skills: Embrace continuous learning opportunities to expand your clinical knowledge and develop into a well-rounded critical care professional
• Communicate Effectively: Report patient observations and concerns promptly to the RN, ensuring nothing falls through the cracks in patient care

Education/Experience:

• High school diploma or G.E.D. equivalent required.
• Must meet one of the following required criteria:
  • Completion of a Nurse Assistant program (titles for similar programs may vary; e.g., Patient Care Technician (PCT) or Patient Assistant Technician (PAT)) but perform the same job role.
  • Completion of a Medical Assistant program with or without experience.
  • At least one (1) year of previous experience in an NA, PCT, PAT, or similar job role.
  • May be currently enrolled in a nursing program and have successfully completed the Fundamentals of Nursing course.
  • Foreign trained and licensed RN who has relocated to the United States and does not hold a Michigan RN license

Certifications/Licensures:

• Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) license preferred.
• Complete BLS Heartsaver Certification during orientation.