Pre/Post Registered Nurse (RN), Ambulatory Surgery- Full-Time, Day

UChicago Medicine • Crown Point, IN

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Join a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine Crown Point as a Pre-Op/PACU Registered Nurse (RN) at the Ambulatory Surgery Center. UChicago Medicine is an integrated academic and community health system with multiple primary medical facilities within the surrounding suburbs of Chicago and Northwest Indiana. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. Under the direction of the PACU Charge RN/Nurse Manager, the role is responsible for pre-admission, preoperative and postoperative care of the patient. It involves directing professional and other health care personnel in the delivery of nursing care to surgical patients, providing patient education, and complying with standards, policies, and procedures. The position supports the vision and mission of Ingalls Ambulatory Surgery Center and requires understanding the importance of confidentiality regarding all patient information pursuant to HIPAA policies and procedures. UChicago Medicine has been at the forefront of medicine since 1899, providing superior healthcare with compassion and a commitment to advancing medical innovation, serving community health needs, and moving collective knowledge forward.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Current RN licensed in the state of Indiana
• Active BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Nice To Haves

• Minimum 1 year of critical care nursing experience

Responsibilities

• Collaborates closely with physicians to assess, design, coordinate, implement and evaluate the patients’ plan of care and the patients’ outcomes
• Demonstrates the necessary skills and knowledge to provide complex nursing skills and delegates tasks to other Care Team members according to unit-specific competencies as appropriate to the age of the patients served
• Performs nursing duties, documents in electronic medical records
• Participate in suite turnover/cleaning and patient transportation
• Pre-admission screening phones calls, medical history review, providing patient instructions and post discharge phone calls
• Maintains effective communication and a working relationship with patients, families, physicians, co-workers, management and ancillary departments, and acts as a preceptor
• Responsible for safe administration of medications, performing waived lab testing
• Participates in huddles, staff meetings and check email at least once a month
• Performs other duties assigned

Benefits

• UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union. Review the full complement of benefit options for eligible roles at Benefits - UChicago Medicine [https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/about-us/careers/benefits].

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees