Nurse Clinician-Trauma Critical Care Part Time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Chicago, IL

16h

About The Position

This is a part-time, salaried Nurse Clinician position working 24 hours per week. The Nurse Clinician works in a multidisciplinary environment and builds effective relationships with patients, physicians, and clinical and administrative units. The role uses nursing skills to assess patients by phone or in person, implement appropriate interventions, exercise independent judgment in resolving patient-care issues, and initiate and organize patient education for the unit’s population.

Requirements

Associate’s degree in Nursing.
Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Illinois State Licensed Registered Nurse.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR certification.
Two years of relevant clinical experience in an acute or ambulatory care environment.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in nursing (may be required for certain positions).

Responsibilities

Maintain a safe and clean work environment, ensure compliance with OSHA regulations, report deficiencies promptly, and assist in correcting them.
Take responsibility for appropriate care and supervision of medical equipment.
Provide pre-attending care and comprehensively assess each patient’s chief complaint and needs using the nursing process.
Use assessment findings to seek solutions and offer opinions to physicians and other healthcare providers.
Document nursing assessments and interventions clearly, completely, and legibly in the patient’s medical record, while maintaining confidentiality and following protocols for releasing patient or medical information.
Independently perform routine nursing duties, including phlebotomy, medication administration, taking vital signs, and preparing lab specimens.
Demonstrate clinical competency in complex specialty-related procedures, including conscious sedation, chemotherapy administration, inseminations, filling and adjusting implantable pain pumps, and wound excision and drainage.
Interpret abnormalities found in tests and procedures and take appropriate remedial action.
Collaborate with clinical and administrative departments and communicate with outside agencies or facilities as appropriate to coordinate patient care.
Triage and prioritize incoming telephone calls using clinical assessment skills and service standards, and document assessments appropriately.
Manage urgent and emergent medical situations according to organizational protocols for medical emergencies and cardiac arrests; obtain and operate emergency equipment according to relevant standards.
Serve as a resource for staff and physicians in daily problem-solving and decision-making, remain alert to patient-care needs, and proactively address issues.
Delegate appropriate tasks to Licensed Practical Nurses and Medical Assistants in accordance with Illinois law and organizational protocols.
Follow existing patient-care policies and procedures, recommend improvements to management, and ensure new policies and procedures are implemented promptly.
Initiate and coordinate patient education, confirm patients understand educational materials, and assess return demonstrations when pertinent.
Teach staff formally and informally and participate, as requested, in community outreach education, patient support groups, and specialty-related educational programs for hospital and community nurses.