Registered Nurse - CV - Days

Endeavor Health•Elmhurst, IL

12d•$37 - $58•Onsite

About The Position

Endeavor Health is hiring a Registered Nurse for a mixed cardiac/telemetry and neuro/stroke unit at Elmhurst Main Hospital Campus. This full-time position provides virtual and bedside nursing care to assigned patients, including monitoring and responding to patients’ physical and psychological needs. The nurse communicates patient-care information to bedside nurses and serves as a knowledge resource to them. Duties may also include medication reconciliation, procedure checklists, second-nurse medication sign-offs and skin checks, contacting families, answering patient and family questions, patient and family education, discharge planning, and documenting patient interactions in EPIC. The schedule is 36 hours per week, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with 4–5 weekends in each six-week period and a rotating holiday track. Endeavor Health describes itself as a fully integrated healthcare delivery system serving more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties. It has more than 25,000 team members, more than 6,000 physicians, over 300 ambulatory locations, and eight acute care hospitals. The organization emphasizes career growth, professional potential, belonging, learning, and excellence.

Requirements

Associate degree or higher in Nursing.
If an Associate Degree in Nursing is the highest degree held, graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing within five years of the position start date, effective September 1, 2021.
Current State of Illinois Registered Nurse licensure.
Current CPR Certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Obtain Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within six months of the position start date.
Obtain Stroke Scale Certification (NIHSS) within six months of the position start date.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Nursing.
One year of bedside inpatient nursing experience in an acute care setting is highly preferred.
Current incumbents with an RN Diploma are grandfathered; an RN Diploma nurse is eligible if the position start date is prior to September 1, 2021.

Responsibilities

Provide age-appropriate care based on patients’ physical and psychological needs.
Provide virtual and bedside nursing care to assigned patients, including monitoring and caring for them.
Communicate patient-care information to bedside nurses and serve as a knowledge resource to them.
Perform medication reconciliation and complete procedure checklists as needed.
Provide second-nurse sign-off for medications and skin checks as needed.
Contact families and answer questions from patients and/or family members as needed.
Provide patient and family education and discharge planning.
Document patient interactions in EPIC.