Registry RN- Flex Department

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab • Chicago, IL

7d

About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides individualized, age-specific nursing assessment and comprehensive care for assigned patients. The role develops nursing diagnoses and individualized care plans, coordinates care with other departments and the interdisciplinary team, administers prescribed medications, performs specialized treatments, and assists physicians during examinations and treatments. The nurse evaluates patient progress, identifies changes in condition and crisis situations, and adjusts care plans as needed. The role also educates patients and significant others about care during hospitalization, expected outcomes, disease or illness, home care, and relevant referrals. The Registered Nurse supports Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s mission and philosophy and demonstrates its core attributes and values, including communication, accountability, adaptability, judgment, customer service, hope, compassion, discovery, collaboration, and commitment to excellence. The position reports directly to the Nurse Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s of Science in Nursing from an accredited program, or an accredited Associate Degree in Nursing with a commitment to complete a BSN/MSN within two years.
• Illinois license to practice as a registered nurse.
• Current CPR or BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
• Understanding of growth and development for infant, child, adolescent, young adult, middle-aged adult, and geriatric patients, and ability to interpret related information to meet patient needs.
• Effective, timely verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to take ownership for serving customers, the team, and the organization; achieving goals; and resolving problems.
• Willingness to adapt to changing work demands and environments.
• Demonstrated critical-thinking skills and ability to make sound judgments to monitor and respond to patient needs or changes in condition.
• Ability to anticipate, assess, and address patient needs.
• Ability to transfer and position patients, including lifting up to 35 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional nursing care, including specialized treatments, prescribed medications, and coordination of care with other departments.
• Collect physiological, psychosocial, and functional data using evidence-based techniques and instruments, and use that data to formulate nursing diagnoses.
• Assist physicians during examinations and treatments.
• Interpret information from health team members and incorporate it into written nursing assessments and diagnoses.
• Assess patients, identify changes in status, establish care priorities, and recognize crisis situations when needed.
• Implement interventions consistent with the established plan of care and interdisciplinary treatment plan; evaluate progress and modify the plan as indicated.
• Educate patients and significant others about care during hospitalization, expected outcomes, home care instructions, and referrals to appropriate agencies and resources.
• Prepare and provide patient-care-plan reports to health team members, including assignment sheets, explanations of care plans, and documentation.
• Collect and report pertinent physiological, psychological, and functional data according to the patient’s plan of care or needs.
• Review and evaluate SRAlab patient-care policies and procedures and make recommendations to support comprehensive care.
• Perform other duties assigned in the best interest of SRAlab.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program, which may include vacation hours, healthcare plans, and a 401(k); benefit availability and eligibility vary by position.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time