Registered Nurse (RN) - Progressive Care Unit

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Port Washington, WA

18h•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) works on the Progressive Care Unit at Aurora Medical Center Grafton, a collaborative 16-bed unit caring for cardiothoracic surgery patients, including patients recovering from lobe resections and esophagectomies, as well as cardiac overflow, stroke, and other patients requiring increased monitoring or higher-acuity care. The unit manages cardiac and insulin drips and offers a learning environment for newly licensed and experienced nurses. 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 role uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassionate and skilled communication, and leads efforts to create a safe patient environment and positive patient experience across the continuum of care. The position is full-time at 0.9 FTE, working three 12-hour overnight shifts per week from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m. The schedule includes every fourth weekend (Friday/Saturday) and rotating holidays. The listed pay range is $38.20–$57.30. Physical requirements include frequent movement and lifting, patient handling, clinical sensory and motor abilities, and possible exposure to bodily fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, and hazardous waste. Appropriate protective equipment must be used.

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.
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required within six months of hire.
Ability to safely lift up to 35 pounds, push or pull up to 30 pounds, and assist with 150-pound sliding transfers.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, touch, and fine motor skills for clinical procedures, and ability to operate equipment foot controls.
Ability to respond quickly to changing patient conditions and perform patient safety interventions.
Physical Abilities Testing and additional department-specific requirements may apply.

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.
Communicate compassionately and skillfully with patients and others involved in care.
Lead efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum of care.
Respond to changing patient conditions and perform patient safety interventions, including verbal de-escalation and restraints when necessary.
Perform patient handling tasks, including pushing and pulling, lifting, and assisting with sliding transfers.
Use appropriate protective equipment when exposed to blood, body fluids, communicable diseases, chemicals, or hazardous waste.