Clinical Nurse-Nuclear Medicine, Full-time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Chicago, IL

5d • $37 - $58

About The Position

The Clinical Nurse is a registered professional nurse who provides and coordinates clinically competent, evidence-based care for an assigned group of patients. Using Northwestern Medicine’s framework for practice, the nurse is responsible for assessment and diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care. The nurse follows professional nursing standards and contributes to patient-centered care, team decision-making, teaching, mentoring, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team to advance care plans, achieve outcomes, and support unit operations.

The position emphasizes patient advocacy, clinical expertise, compassion, professional engagement, and community service. The nurse develops individualized care and education plans, protects patient safety and rights, evaluates and documents responses to interventions, escalates concerns appropriately, delegates and supervises care, and communicates accurately during handoffs. The nurse also contributes to professional development, quality improvement, shared leadership, and organizational goals.

This is a full-time, 1.0 FTE day-shift position, scheduled for 40 hours per week. The listed hourly salary range is $36.50 to $58.40.

Requirements

• Graduate of an NLN-accredited school or college of nursing.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing or higher.
• Current Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification through the American Heart Association.
• Analytic ability, including conceptual and quantitative skills.
• Oral, listening, and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills to interact and collaborate effectively with others in difficult situations.
• Ability to use a keyboard to enter or retrieve data.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the specific clinical area.
• Nursing specialty certification, if eligible.

Responsibilities

• Practice in accordance with the patient-centered care model and develop individualized, age-specific, culturally sensitive nursing plans of care.
• Advocate for patients, protect their health, safety, and rights, and maintain a safe environment.
• Work with patients, significant others, and the care team to establish and achieve individualized care goals.
• Identify potential conflicts and facilitate resolution through established communication channels.
• Maintain and advance clinical expertise through continuing education, skill development, and specialty certification when eligible.
• Educate team members, patients, and students, and develop individualized education plans for patients and families.
• Use critical thinking to identify priorities, set measurable goals, implement nursing interventions, and evaluate and document patient responses.
• Recognize situations requiring additional intervention, escalate appropriately, and consult relevant experts and resources.
• Participate in team goals, appropriately delegate and supervise interventions, and provide complete, timely, and accurate handoffs.
• Practice ethically and treat patients, families, visitors, and staff with care, respect, and dignity.
• Participate annually in one or more volunteer initiatives.
• Collaborate with coworkers, other disciplines, departments, and hospital services; serve as a community mentor and preceptor for new team members.
• Participate in professional organizations or Northwestern Memorial committees or task forces, peer feedback, shared leadership, policy and procedure development, and quality improvement initiatives.
• Meet internal, regulatory, and accreditation requirements and support Northwestern Memorial’s strategic, operational, and fiscal goals.
• Maintain a professional image and contribute to advancing the professional image and practice of nursing.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• A range of benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection against unexpected life events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time