Registered Nurse Medical Surgical Intermediate Full Time Days
About The Position
The Staff Nurse Inpatient is a clinically competent registered professional nurse who reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values and follows its Code of Ethics, compliance program, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The nurse prescribes, delegates, and coordinates care for acutely ill patients through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation, while interacting effectively with patients, their significant others, and other members of the health care team and maintaining ANA professional nursing practice standards. This role is on CDH Med/Surg Intermediate (3C), a 26-bed, fast-paced, high-acuity intermediate medical-surgical unit. The staff is highly engaged in shared governance and committed to multidisciplinary rounds at the bedside. The position is full-time days, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., with rotating weekends, at 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) 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.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a Stepdown Unit.
Responsibilities
- Collect and analyze data, identify expected outcomes, develop and implement an individualized plan, 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 a documented, outcome-focused plan that reflects decisions about care and service delivery and 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
- Lifecycle benefits
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Job Type
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