Weekender Registered Nurse CDH OR Full-time Rotating

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Winfield, IL

About The Position

The Staff Nurse Inpatient is a clinically competent registered professional nurse who prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care for acutely ill patients through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse interacts effectively with patients, significant others, and other health team members while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice. The position collects and analyzes patient data, identifies expected outcomes, develops and implements individualized plans of care, coordinates care delivery, and evaluates progress toward outcomes. It directs care and determines appropriate use of assistants involved in direct patient care, and collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary staff. The nurse documents care plans and communications, evaluates and records patient responses to interventions, individualizes plans based on evaluation findings, and uses available evidence, including research, to guide practice. The role also participates in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects, and adheres to Northwestern Medicine’s mission, values, Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license.
Basic Life Support.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to collaborate with others.
Strong analytic abilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a specific clinical area.
For Emergency Room and Pediatric Emergency Room: 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 using the nursing process.
Collect and analyze data, identify expected outcomes, and develop and implement individualized plans of care.
Coordinate care delivery and evaluate progress toward expected outcomes.
Direct care and determine the appropriate utilization of assistants involved in direct patient care.
Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, ancillary staff, and other members of the health team.
Document care plans, communications, and patient responses to nursing interventions in the health record.
Individualize the plan of care based on evaluation findings.
Use available evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions.
Participate in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects.
Comply with organizational policies and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards.