Registered Nurse - Resource Team - Nights
About The Position
The Registered Nurse works on the Resource Team at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, providing pediatric nursing care on night shifts. The role involves assessing patients, creating and adapting plans of care and teaching plans for patients and families, carrying out nursing procedures, responding to emerging situations, and coordinating with families and multidisciplinary team members. The nurse also maintains current practice knowledge, supports quality initiatives, collaborates toward unit and hospital goals, and pursues ongoing professional development. Visa sponsorship may be considered for qualified registered nurse candidates, subject to applicable law and business and budgetary limitations.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing or higher. For positions identified as difficult to fill, the CNO may approve an associate degree in nursing with equivalent experience in place of a BSN or higher.
- Current registered nurse licensure in the State of Illinois.
- Basic Life Support certification from the American Heart Association.
- Ability to communicate effectively with patients and families, physicians, and hospital staff.
- Special certifications may be required by the department.
Responsibilities
- Perform nursing assessments using a variety of assessment methods and area-specific tools.
- Develop or individualize plans of care and goals based on family needs; evaluate and document changes.
- Develop or individualize teaching plans and protocols to meet patient and family learning needs; identify learning preferences and needs, and evaluate and document changes.
- Provide nursing care according to procedures and protocols; anticipate and effectively intervene in impending emergencies.
- Communicate with families and multidisciplinary team members to identify healthcare needs, share changes in patient status, and use appropriate referral and consultation resources.
- Keep nursing practice current by using nursing and healthcare literature for information and problem-solving.
- Incorporate hospital and departmental quality initiatives into daily activities.
- Follow communication, service excellence, and professional image standards that support the hospital’s mission and philosophy.
- Work cooperatively as a team member to support unit and hospital goals.
- Identify learning needs and seek resources to advance nursing practice and achieve professional goals.
- Perform job functions in accordance with service principles, emphasizing innovation, service excellence, and teamwork to provide high-quality care and service.
- Demonstrate knowledge and competency in applicable protocols for chemical disinfection, high-level disinfection, and sterilization when required by the role.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Employer-paid group term life and disability insurance
- Employer contribution toward a Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Time Off
- Paid holidays
- Paid parental leave
- 403(b) plan with a 5% employer match
- Supplemental life, AD&D, and disability coverage
- Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity coverage
- Tuition assistance
- Student loan servicing and support
- Adoption benefits
- Backup childcare and eldercare
- Employee Assistance Program and specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members
- Discounts on services at Lurie Children’s facilities
- Discount purchasing program
- Potential hourly employee differentials
- Health and retirement benefits
- Wellbeing programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
