Registered Nurse- Observation

Olympia Fields Hospital • Olympia Fields, IL

2d • $35 - $54

About The Position

The Registered Nurse is responsible for delivering safe patient care using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. The role provides direct patient care within the scope of practice and directs and guides patient and family teaching, as well as the activities of other nursing personnel, while maintaining standards of care in the DOU.

The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for care provided to assigned patients. The nurse communicates with physicians about changes in patients’ clinical conditions, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms. The role requires responding quickly and accurately to changes in condition or response to treatment, while maintaining patient privacy and confidentiality.

Requirements

• Current and valid State RN License.
• Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.
• Current ACLS certificate within 30 days of hire and maintain current (facility-specific requirement, as applicable).

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe patient care using assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
• Provide direct patient care within the scope of practice.
• Direct and guide patient and family teaching and the activities of other nursing personnel.
• Maintain standards of care in the DOU.
• Remain accountable for the care provided to assigned patients.
• Communicate changes in patients’ clinical conditions to physicians, including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic study results, abnormal results, and symptoms.
• Respond quickly and accurately to changes in a patient’s condition or response to treatment.
• Maintain patient privacy and confidentiality.

Benefits

• Sign-on bonus of $10,000 available for qualified candidates; eligibility and payout terms apply.
• Paid time off.
• 401K retirement plan.
• Medical coverage.
• Dental coverage.
• Vision coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Voluntary benefit options.

What This Job Offers

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