Registered Nurse Emergency Department Full-time Nights
About The Position
The Staff Nurse Inpatient is a clinically competent registered professional nurse who prescribes, delegates, and coordinates care for acutely ill patients through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse interacts effectively with patients, significant others, and other health team members while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice and adhering to Northwestern Medicine’s mission, values, Code of Ethics, compliance program, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. This is a full-time night position in the Emergency Department, scheduled from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with an every-third-weekend rotation. The position is 36 hours per week (0.9 FTE).
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to collaborate with others.
- Strong analytic abilities.
- An Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) is acceptable with a commitment to obtain a BSN from an accredited program within three years of the first day of employment in a clinical nurse role.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the specific clinical area.
- Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS).
- Emergency Communications Registered Nurse.
- Certified Pediatric Nurse.
- Certified Emergency Nurse.
Responsibilities
- Collect and analyze data, identify expected outcomes, develop and implement individualized plans of care, coordinate care delivery, and evaluate progress toward outcomes.
- Direct care and determine the appropriate utilization of assistants involved in direct patient care.
- Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary staff; create a documented plan focused on outcomes and care-delivery decisions that reflects communication with patients, families, and others.
- Participate in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects.
- Evaluate and document patient responses to nursing interventions in the health record and individualize the plan of care based on evaluation findings.
- Use the best available evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Loan forgiveness.
- 401(k) matching.
- A wide range of benefits intended to support physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events.
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Job Type
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