Registered Nurse-Intensive Care Unit-Per Diem Nights
About The Position
Responsible for providing professional nursing care for SIH patients. This role involves assessing patients' mental, physical, and spiritual needs, establishing a compassionate environment for emotional, psychological, and spiritual support, and developing an individual plan of care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary health care team. The nurse will provide health teaching and counseling to promote optimal patient health, utilize clinical judgment and critical thinking to recognize and report changes in patient condition, and ensure complete, accurate, and timely documentation in patient medical records. The position also involves contributing to the development of policies and procedures, supervising and delegating responsibilities to licensed practical nurses and/or unlicensed assistant personnel, advocating for patients by communicating and collaborating with other health service professionals, and timely completion of required education, competencies, and licensure. The nurse may also be required to float to other SIH nursing units within their competency level.
Requirements
- Associate, Diploma, Bachelor’s degree or Master’s in Nursing
- Current Illinois Registered Nurse license
- Current CPR/BLS Card
- ACLS (Within 6 Months of Hire)
Responsibilities
- Assess patients to determine mental, physical, and spiritual needs
- Establish a compassionate environment to provide emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patient and families
- Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates an individual plan of care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary health care team.
- Provide in health teaching and counseling to promote, attain, and maintain the optimum health level of patients
- Demonstrate ability to use clinical judgement in conjunction with critical thinking to recognize, act upon, and report changes in patient condition.
- Complete, accurate and timely documentation in patient medical record
- Provide input into the development of policies and procedures to support patient safety and quality of care
- Supervision and delegation responsibilities of licensed practical nurse and/or unlicensed assistant personnel
- Serve as an advocate for the patient by communicating and collaborating with other health service professionals
- Timely completion of required education, competencies, and licensure.
- Float to other SIH nursing units within competency level
Benefits
- Access to Benefits Guide/Plan Information
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
