Registered Nurse - Family Medicine

Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation•Chicago, IL

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The Ambulatory and Outpatient Registered Nurse (RN) is a member of Advocate Health’s Nursing Professional Governance community and provides high-quality, patient-centered care in an ambulatory setting. The RN uses evidence-based practice, clinical expertise, and compassionate care, collaborates with interdisciplinary teams, advocates for patient needs, and upholds professional practice standards to promote optimal health outcomes. In this role, the RN provides and coordinates comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. The RN applies clinical decision-making and communication skills while helping create a safe environment and a positive patient experience across the continuum of care. The position is based at AMG Southeast, a fast-paced, team-centered primary care practice in Chicago providing family and internal medicine for patients from newborns through older adults. Services include routine physicals, women’s health, newborn and well-child care, same-day sick visits, and chronic disease management. The practice serves a diverse and often underserved community and works with community resources, Neighborhood Care sites, and pharmacists to support diabetic education and chronic disease medication maintenance. The schedule requires availability for two Saturday mornings per month, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited or approved nursing program.
Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the teammate practices.
Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers certification issued by the American Heart Association.
Must be available to work two Saturday mornings per month, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Must be able to sit, stand, walk, lift, squat, bend, reach above shoulders, and twist frequently throughout the workday.
Must be able to lift and support 35 pounds when handling patients, medical equipment, and supplies.
Must be able to push and pull with 30 pounds of force and perform a sliding transfer of 150 pounds with a second person present.
Must have functional speech, vision, hearing, and touch, and fine hand manipulation skills for IV insertion and other procedures or functions.
Must be able to maneuver foot pedals on carts or machines and perform physical safety interventions such as patient restraint and verbal de-escalation, if needed.
Must be able to respond quickly to changes in patient or unit conditions.
Protective clothing and equipment must be worn as necessary when exposed to chemical or hazardous waste, blood and body fluids, or communicable disease.
Physical Abilities Testing may be required.

Nice To Haves

A minimum of 1 year of RN experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process.
Deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures.
Use evidence-based practice, clinical expertise, and clinical decision-making in patient care.
Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and advocate for patient needs.
Help create a safe patient environment and the best possible patient experience across the continuum of care.
Support care in a primary care practice serving patients from newborns through older adults, including routine physicals, women’s health, newborn and well-child care, same-day sick visits, and chronic disease management.
Work with community resources, Neighborhood Care sites, and pharmacists to support diabetic education and chronic disease medication maintenance.