Registered Nurse-Medical-Surgical-Oncology In-House Registry Nights

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • DeKalb, IL

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About The Position

The Inpatient Staff Nurse 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 Registered Nurse performs established procedures in accordance with hospital and patient care services standards and provides care that considers patients’ developmental needs and abilities. Using the nursing process, the RN delivers high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to patients and families.

The nurse assesses each assigned patient’s age-specific physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and environmental needs; develops and updates plans of care with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members; administers medications and treatments safely; monitors responses to treatment; and coordinates communication, education, and discharge planning. The nurse documents assessments, interventions, and outcomes, responds to changing patient conditions, and evaluates the quality of care provided.

Requirements

• Graduated from an accredited nursing program.
• Registered Nurse in the state of Illinois.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) within 30 days of employment.
• Current certification appropriate to the work area.

Responsibilities

• Assess assigned patients according to unit standards, including age-specific physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and environmental factors.
• Recognize signs of abuse or neglect and follow hospital policies for reporting concerns.
• Assess patient and family education needs, abilities, learning preferences, and readiness to learn.
• Anticipate patient problems related to disease, adjustment, complications, knowledge gaps, discharge needs, and family support.
• Develop and update nursing plans of care based on assessment and nursing diagnoses, with input from the interdisciplinary team and patient or family.
• Assess and incorporate patient and family education and discharge-planning needs into the plan of care.
• Communicate with physicians and other healthcare providers, and report and document pertinent observations and patient or family reactions.
• Assess responses to treatment, identify causes of symptoms or changing conditions, and initiate appropriate nursing interventions.
• Prioritize care and adjust priorities as patient status or unit activity changes.
• Participate in discharge planning beginning at admission, documenting teaching, patient and family understanding, and timely referrals.
• Apply standards of care and safe, age-appropriate interventions, consulting the team and clinical development coordinator as needed.
• Follow OSHA standards and applicable guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Include patients, families, and significant others in care planning, care delivery, and teaching.
• Administer prescribed medications and perform treatments safely; use medication administration as an opportunity for patient and family education.
• Provide pain management, comfort, and support to patients and families.
• Anticipate patient needs and coordinate care with hospital departments, healthcare providers, and community agencies.
• Reassess patients according to their condition, standards of practice, and hospital policy.
• Review diagnostic data promptly and intervene appropriately.
• Accurately document treatments, assessments, and patient responses to nursing actions and medical treatment.
• Communicate patient status changes to the charge nurse, physician, and other healthcare team members as appropriate.
• Evaluate patient and family responses to teaching, including understanding, acceptance, and compliance.
• Initiate patient care conferences with the interdisciplinary team as needed and revise plans of care based on responses to interventions.
• Evaluate the quality of care, including nursing assessments and plans of care.

Benefits

• The company describes a wide range of benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection from unexpected life events; specific benefits depend on employment classification.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Loan forgiveness.
• 401(k) matching.
• Lifecycle benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed