Registered Nurse (RN) - Orthopedic Nursing

Memorial Health • Decatur, IL

84d • $30 - $48

About The Position

The position involves managing, coordinating, and performing nursing care with compassion for an assigned group of patients and their families, incorporating preventative measures. The goal of nursing is to educate and restore a patient to an optimal level of wellness as defined by the patient and their families.

Requirements

• Graduate of an accredited school of professional nursing.
• Current registration or eligibility for licensure with the State of Illinois for practice as a professional nurse.
• Current Hepatitis B vaccination.
• Ability to perform essential duties satisfactorily.
• Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies for effective security operations.
• Ability to listen, understand, and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to analyze information and apply general rules to specific problems.
• Ability to see details at close range and attend to visual details.
• Ability to work under stress and adapt to changing conditions.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in a clinical setting.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (or working towards it).

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates clinical judgment through decision-making and critical thinking.
• Assesses the full scope of patient needs using the nursing process continuously.
• Utilizes past nursing experience to anticipate problems and seek multi-disciplinary collaboration.
• Recognizes patterns and trends that may predict the direction of illness.
• Creates a compassionate, supportive, and therapeutic environment for patients and families.
• Promotes safety throughout patient and family transitions along the healthcare continuum.
• Actively anticipates and monitors patient and family changes, responding appropriately.
• Effectively resolves patient complaints.
• Engages all patients in a personalized, compassionate manner.
• Consults and coordinates with team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care plans.
• Utilizes evidence-based practice and customer service data to improve caring practices.
• Facilitates active involvement of others in team meetings regarding patient care.
• Integrates cultural differences into patient/family care.
• Develops and modifies patient/family education programs throughout delivery of care.
• Evaluates patient understanding by observing behavior changes.
• Sets patient-driven goals for education.
• Adapts standards of care to serve particular patient populations.
• Seeks out advice to improve patient care.
• Incorporates evidence-based practice into care delivery.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Up to $20,000 sign-on bonus.
• Competitive hourly wage ranging from $30.23 to $48.37.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees