Registered Nurse Vein Clinic Full time

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Geneva, IL

3d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values and complies with its Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The nurse is accountable for assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for assigned patients and participates in clinical-team decision-making and quality improvement to improve patient outcomes.

The role provides direct patient care, assesses patients’ biopsychosocial and learning needs, contributes to care plans, responds to patient needs, monitors and documents responses to interventions, and coordinates with multidisciplinary team members. The nurse also directs support personnel during a shift, promotes patient and staff safety, follows research protocols for assigned patients, and maintains professional accountability and clinical development.

Requirements

• Current license as a Registered Professional Nurse in Illinois, or eligibility for licensure.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing.
• BLS CPR certification.

Nice To Haves

• One year of experience.

Responsibilities

• Direct patient care provided by support personnel for a specific shift.
• Identify changes in patients’ physiological conditions and communicate patient status to multidisciplinary team members.
• Communicate directly with patients and families about nursing care.
• Provide clinical interventions to meet patient needs and document the nursing process.
• Gather information from multiple sources and implement appropriate actions to provide safe, quality care.
• Ensure the safety and security of patients, significant others, and staff.
• Demonstrate clinical competence and perform ongoing assessments of assigned patients and their significant others, including biopsychosocial and learning needs.
• Contribute to plans of care in coordination with the patient care coordinator, as appropriate.
• Implement appropriate actions in response to the needs of patients and their significant others.
• Monitor and document patients’ responses to therapeutic interventions and progress toward outcomes.
• Use equipment, supplies, and other resources cost-effectively.
• Follow established policies, procedures, and standards of care.
• Participate in quality improvement activities.
• Advocate for patients, significant others, coworkers, the community, and the nursing profession.
• Collaborate with coworkers and other disciplines and departments, and demonstrate compassion to internal and external customers.
• Integrate theoretical knowledge and clinical expertise into decision-making.
• Meet mandatory requirements and take responsibility for a personal development plan and education related to the clinical specialty area.
• Follow research protocols for assigned patients.

Benefits

• Competitive benefits, including tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, and 401(k) matching.
• A range of benefits intended to support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Associate degree