Registered Nurse Inpatient-Delnor Critical Care Unit Full Time Nights
About The Position
The Registered Nurse Inpatient is a clinically competent, registered professional nurse who prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing 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, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The schedule is three 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with every third weekend (Friday and Saturday nights) and rotating holidays throughout the year. This position is 36 hours per week at 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) certification.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to collaborate with others.
- Strong analytical abilities.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in high-acuity inpatient nursing.
Responsibilities
- Collect and analyze data, identify expected outcomes, develop and implement individualized plans, coordinate care delivery, and evaluate progress toward outcomes.
- Direct care and determine the appropriate utilization of assistants involved in providing direct patient care.
- Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary staff, and create a documented, outcome-focused plan reflecting communications and decisions related to care and service delivery.
- Participate in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects.
- Evaluate and document patients’ 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
- Lifecycle benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
