Registered Nurse Neurosciences Intermediate Full Time Days
About The Position
The Staff 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, vision, values, Code of Ethics, compliance program, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The role is on CDH Neuro Intermediate (3B), a 24-bed neurosciences unit caring for patients who require medical and surgical treatment of acute neurological and spine disorders. Conditions cared for include traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, stroke, spinal injury, seizures, and acute CNS inflammation or infections. Neurosurgical care includes aneurysm repair, CSF leaks and lumbar drains, and postoperative neurosurgical and spinal patients. The unit is described as being in the country’s top decile for patient satisfaction. This is a full-time day position, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., with rotating weekends.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS).
- 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 Neurosciences.
Responsibilities
- Prescribe, delegate, and coordinate nursing care for acutely ill patients.
- Use the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation.
- Interact effectively with patients, significant others, and other health team members.
- Maintain ANA standards of professional nursing practice.
- Adhere to Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, values, Code of Ethics, compliance program, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Loan forgiveness
- 401(k) matching
- Lifecycle benefits
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Job Type
Full-time
