Registered Nurse-Float Pool Part-Time Nights

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • DeKalb, IL

11d • $37 - $59 • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse-Float Pool provides inpatient nursing care at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital. The Staff Nurse Inpatient reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, follows its Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with applicable policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards. The nurse prescribes, delegates, and coordinates care for acutely ill patients through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. This is a part-time night position at 24 hours per week (0.6 FTE).

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) with a commitment to obtain a BSN from an accredited program within three years of the first day of employment in a clinical nurse role.
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license.
• Basic Life Support (BLS).
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate with others.
• Strong analytic abilities.
• For Emergency Room roles: ACLS; PALS/ENPC and TNCC within one year of hire.
• For Pediatric Emergency Room roles: Pediatric Advanced Life Support and TNCC within one year of hire.
• For the Prepost PACU Department addendum: PALS and ACLS.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the specific clinical area.
• For Emergency Room and Pediatric Emergency Room roles: Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS), Emergency Communications Registered Nurse, Certified Pediatric Nurse, or Certified Emergency Nurse.

Responsibilities

• Prescribe, delegate, and coordinate nursing care for acutely ill patients through the nursing process.
• Interact effectively with patients, significant others, and other members of the health team while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice.
• Collect and analyze data, identify expected outcomes, develop and implement individualized plans, coordinate care delivery, and evaluate progress toward outcomes.
• Direct patient care and determine appropriate utilization of assistants involved in providing direct care.
• Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary staff; create a documented, outcome-focused plan reflecting communication and decisions related to care and service delivery.
• Participate in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects.
• Evaluate and document patient responses to nursing interventions in the health record and individualize the plan of care based on evaluation findings.
• Use the best available evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• A wide 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: Part-time