Registered Nurse (RN) General Medicine
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) General Medicine works on 14 West, a 31-bed High Reliability General Medicine Care unit at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital. The unit includes 13 private rooms and 9 semi-private rooms and focuses on hospice care, adult cystic fibrosis, general medical/surgical diagnoses, and substance abuse. Typical patients include those with abdominal pain, pneumonia, infectious diseases, substance abuse, pain-management needs, and chronic conditions such as diabetes, asthma, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The unit has one negative-pressure isolation room and uses a multidisciplinary team approach and a relationship-based care model. The RN provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The nurse applies evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and communication skills while helping create a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience across the continuum of care. The position is full-time at 0.9 FTE, working three 12-hour night shifts from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., with rotating weekends and holidays. The listed pay range is $38.20–$57.30 per hour. Advocate Health describes a comprehensive Total Rewards offering that includes compensation and benefits, with program eligibility potentially dependent on FTE or employment status.
Requirements
- Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
- Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Responsibilities
- Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
- Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
- Use evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making in patient care.
- Apply compassion and communication skills while helping create a safe patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum of care.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off programs
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and short- and long-term disability benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
- Educational Assistance Program
- Premium pay such as shift and on-call pay, based on the teammate's job
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
