Registered Nurse Inpatient-Delnor Orthopedic Oncology Med Surg 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 members of the health care team while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice and following Northwestern Medicine’s mission, values, policies, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. This role is on the Delnor Orthopedic Oncology Med Surg Unit. The schedule is three 12-hour night shifts per week, 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m., with every third weekend (Friday and Saturday nights) and rotating holidays required. Chemotherapy certification must be obtained within six months of employment on the unit.
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 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.
- Obtain chemotherapy certification within six months of employment on the unit.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in acute care 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; create and document outcome-focused plans and communications related to care and service delivery.
- 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 findings.
- Use the best available evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Loan forgiveness
- 401(k) matching
- Lifecycle benefits
- Benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events
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Job Type
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