Registered Nurse Stroke Unit Full Time Days 12 Hour Shifts

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Wheaton, IL

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About The Position

The Staff Nurse Inpatient provides nursing care in the Stroke Unit and reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values. The nurse follows the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, along with applicable policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory and accreditation standards. The role is scheduled for 12-hour day shifts at 0.9 FTE.

The nurse manages the complete nursing process from patient admission through discharge, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, teaching, evaluation, and documentation. The role involves coordinating holistic, culturally sensitive care with patients, families, and the interdisciplinary team; supervising and collaborating with assistive personnel; applying evidence-based practice and current technology; and contributing to patient safety, quality improvement, and professional development. The nurse may rotate to other units according to patient-care needs.

Requirements

• Current Illinois RN license.
• BLS CPR certification through the American Heart Association.
• ADN or higher nursing degree, or a signed learning agreement upon hire.
• Analytical skills to assess patient conditions and use the nursing process and professional judgment to provide comprehensive care.
• Ability to interact with patients, families, medical personnel, and other healthcare team members.
• Ability to perform effectively and efficiently in stressful, urgent situations.
• Awareness of customer needs related to culture, age, developmental level, and diagnoses.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Previous rehabilitation nursing work experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage the complete nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, teaching, evaluation, and documentation, from admission through discharge.
• Coordinate care with interdisciplinary team members to support the best possible patient outcomes.
• Supervise and maintain professional relationships with licensed and unlicensed assistive personnel.
• Provide coordinated, holistic, culturally sensitive care involving patients and their families in the plan of care.
• Follow hospital and nursing department philosophies, policies, procedures, and protocols, and accurately document planned and delivered care.
• Apply current technology, competencies, theory, and evidence-based practice in care delivery.
• Participate in meeting patient-care needs and improving team effectiveness.
• Assume a leadership role with healthcare team members, direct patient-care activities, and delegate appropriate activities to staff.
• Seek consultation and collaboration with personnel who have specialized skills to support quality patient care.
• Evaluate patient status and establish appropriate goals; use quality-improvement data to improve patient care or hospital systems.
• Support safe and effective care, follow infection-control procedures, and maintain knowledge of precautions, codes, conditions, warnings, and general safety procedures.
• Communicate with patients and caregivers in ways appropriate to age, cognitive status, and language abilities, including information about diagnoses, functional status, and discharge instructions.
• Communicate patient-care needs and changes in status to medical staff and the interdisciplinary team using SBAR and appropriate urgency; use the chain of command when appropriate.
• Participate in team conferences and professional and organizational meetings.
• Rotate to units based on patient-care needs and adapt to changes in policies, procedures, units, and patient populations.
• Meet Illinois continuing-education requirements for license renewal, participate in educational activities, attend outside continuing-education workshops, share acquired knowledge, and apply new information in practice.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• Lifecycle benefits
• A wide range of benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection from unexpected life events

What This Job Offers

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