Registered Nurse (RN) Procedural GI South Shore

Advocate Health

10d•$38 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in GI procedural services at Aurora St. Luke’s South Shore provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The RN uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and communication skills to help create a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience across the continuum of care. The position serves adult patients in outpatient and inpatient settings. The team supports endoscopic procedures including preventative screening and diagnostic colonoscopies, EGDs, ERCP, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and bronchoscopies. The RN is oriented to pre-op, post-op, and intra-procedure areas and has flexible daily assignments among them. This is a full-time role at South Shore in Cudahy, Wisconsin, scheduled for 36 hours per week. The schedule is Monday through Friday on an eight-hour day shift, with flexible start and end times to meet procedure-schedule needs. Start times vary between 6:00 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. There are 5–7 days of call per month, weeknight call from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., a weekend call rotation every seventh weekend from Saturday at 7:00 a.m. to Monday at 7:00 a.m., and 1–2 holiday call assignments per year, each lasting 24 hours from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved program in nursing.
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.
1–2 years of Med/Surg, ICU, or ED experience, or 1 year of perioperative nursing experience.
Ability to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
Ability to lift and support 35 pounds when handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
Ability to push and pull with 30 pounds of force and perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
Functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch, with fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures or functions.
Ability to maneuver foot pedals on carts or machines.
Ability to respond quickly to patient and/or unit condition changes.
Protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary when exposed to chemical and hazardous waste, blood and body fluids, and communicable disease.
Physical Abilities Testing may be required.

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 to support patient care.
Help create a safe patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum of care.
Work in pre-op, post-op, and intra-procedure areas, with flexible daily assignments.
Support endoscopic procedures including screening and diagnostic colonoscopies, EGDs, ERCP, EUS, and bronchoscopies.
Respond quickly to changes in patient and/or unit conditions.
Perform physical safety interventions such as patient restraint and verbal de-escalation when needed.
Participate in the stated weeknight, weekend, and holiday on-call rotations.

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.
Career development programs.