Registered Nurse-Medical Surgical Part-Time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Sandwich, IL

3d

About The Position

The Staff Nurse Inpatient-Kishwaukee reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, follows its Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with applicable policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory and accreditation standards. The Registered Nurse performs established procedures in accordance with hospital and patient care services policies and standards, considering patients’ developmental needs and abilities. The RN uses the nursing process to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to patients and families.

The nurse assesses patients and families, develops and updates individualized plans of care, administers medications and treatments safely, monitors responses to care, communicates changes to the healthcare team, and participates in education and discharge planning. Care includes age-specific interventions, pain management, patient and family involvement, and accurate documentation.

This is a part-time day position. Required qualifications include a BSN, an Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license, and American Heart Association Basic Life Support certification. An 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).
• 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

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate with others.
• Strong analytic abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assess each assigned patient according to unit guidelines, considering age-specific physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and environmental factors; recognize signs of abuse or neglect.
• Assess patient and family educational needs, abilities, learning preferences, and readiness to learn.
• Anticipate potential problems related to the patient’s condition, adjustment to disease, complications, knowledge needs, discharge needs, and family support.
• Develop and update the nursing plan of care based on assessment and nursing diagnosis, incorporating interdisciplinary input and patient and family needs, education, and discharge planning.
• Communicate with physicians and other healthcare providers, reporting and recording pertinent observations and reactions.
• Assess patient responses to treatment, identify causes of symptoms or changes in condition, and initiate appropriate nursing interventions.
• Prioritize care for assigned patients and adjust priorities as patient status or unit activity changes.
• Participate in discharge planning from admission, documenting teaching, patient and family understanding, and referrals in a timely manner.
• Apply standards of care to provide safe, developmentally appropriate care and follow OSHA standards and applicable policies.
• Identify, implement, and document age-specific interventions safely and promptly, including patient responses.
• Include patients, families, and significant others in care planning, care delivery, and teaching.
• Administer prescribed medications and perform treatments safely; use medication administration as an opportunity to educate patients and families.
• Provide pain management, comfort, and support to patients and their families or significant others.
• Follow hospital policy when reporting potential abuse or neglect.
• Anticipate patient needs and coordinate care with hospital departments, healthcare providers, and community agencies.
• Reassess patients according to their condition, standards of practice, and hospital policy.
• Review diagnostic data promptly and intervene appropriately.
• Accurately document treatments, assessments, patient responses, nursing actions, interventions, and medical regimens.
• Communicate patient status changes to the shift charge nurse, physician, and other healthcare team members as appropriate.
• Evaluate patient and family responses to teaching, including understanding, acceptance, and compliance.
• Initiate patient care conferences with the interdisciplinary team as appropriate and revise the plan of care based on patient responses.
• Evaluate the quality of care, including nursing assessments and plans of care.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• A range of benefits intended to support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time