Registered Nurse - Inpatient Unit

La Rabida Children's Hospital•Chicago, IL

2d•Onsite

About The Position

La Rabida Children’s Hospital provides specialized, family-centered health care to children with medically complex conditions, disabilities, and chronic illness. Through expertise, compassion, and advocacy we help children and their families reach their fullest potential, regardless of their ability to pay. Our not-for-profit hospital, licensed for 49 beds, helps transition children from neonatal or pediatric intensive care to home, by providing medical, rehabilitative and developmental care, and by training families to continue treatments and manage the necessary equipment in the home. La Rabida also provides extensive rehabilitation for those recovering from wounds or burns and treatment for exacerbations of chronic conditions. The hospital’s enhanced pediatric patient-centered medical home provides primary care to children with complex medical conditions and their siblings. Children with medical homes elsewhere come to La Rabida for specialty services. La Rabida offers a wide range of specialty services provided to children with sickle cell disease, diabetes, and many others. Children are supported in their emotional and developmental growth, particularly in cases where such growth has been interrupted by accident or disease. Finally, La Rabida provides forensic and treatment services for children exposed to abuse and neglect, comprehensive assessments for wards of the state, early intervention for children between 0 and 3 years of age. Care coordination services for medically complex children are also provided for those who are covered by a health plan and receive care from providers in Cook County

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in nursing required
Licensed as a Registered Professional Nurse in the State of Illinois
Growth and Development, Family Centered Philosophy
CPR required. Only certifications issued by the American Heart Association or the American Red Cross will be accepted

Nice To Haves

Pediatric, PICU & NICU experience preferred

Responsibilities

Completes initial and ongoing assessments and actively seeks assistance to verify assessments/changes noted
Identifies problems (e.g., nursing diagnosis) and adds to problem list/kardex
Carries out interventions defined in policy or individual plan of care as well as prescribed orders
Seeks assistance when relationship between orders and assessment is unclear (e.g., abnormal lab values).
Maintains working knowledge of routine procedures, techniques, treatments as defined in policy
Evaluates interventions against desired goals and seeks input on changes
Documents assessments, interventions, and patient responses, both manually and electronically.
Verifies and transcribes medical orders
Maintains a safe and therapeutic patient care environment by providing care that follows policies and procedures and is in accord with the Illinois Nurse Practice Act
Demonstrates Unit specific skills and competencies (e.g, Tracheostomy Certification)
Knowledgeable in using patient care equipment; recognizes any malfunction, takes out of service, and reports immediately
Demonstrates knowledge of infection control and safety precautions (e.g., isolation, IV line care)
Displays basic knowledge of JCAHO, IDPH, HIPPA and other regulatory requirements; participates in continuous preparation for survey
Aware of quality improvement initiatives on unit and in hospital and seeks to incorporate information from projects into practice.
Monitor quality indicators as directed
Reads at least 2 nursing, research, and quality articles yearly
Completes and routes Occurrence Reports appropriately
Assesses patient/family readiness to learning
Sets mutual goals and provides patient/family education, evaluates efficacy of teaching, and documents in the patient record
Obtains education materials and uses tools appropriate to patient’s age and/or special needs
Provides specific discharge instructions for episode of care
Utilizes interpreter services as necessary
Practices Service Excellence Behaviors
Seeks experiences to develop clinical knowledge base and technical skills
Delegate patient care tasks to other members of team: includes assigning responsibilities, evaluating completion of tasks, and providing education, feedback, and coaching to complete tasks
Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills
Promotes collaboration among healthcare team members
Follows chain of command for problem resolution
Attends at least 4 hours annually of non-mandatory continuing education
Participates in at least 6 monthly nursing staff meetings
Acquires and maintains basic certifications as required – BLS, PALS