Registry RN- Flex Department

Shirley Ryan AbilityLab • Chicago, IL

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About The Position

The Registered Nurse provides individualized, age-specific nursing assessment and comprehensive care for assigned patients. The role includes using advanced assessment skills and medical data to formulate nursing diagnoses, developing individualized care plans, coordinating care, and educating patients and significant others about treatment, expected outcomes, illness or disease, and home care. The nurse supports Shirley Ryan AbilityLab’s mission and philosophy by contributing to team efforts and treating patients, families, colleagues, and others with respect and compassion. The position also calls for demonstrating the organization’s core attributes and values, including communication, accountability, flexibility, sound judgment, customer service, hope, compassion, discovery, collaboration, and commitment to excellence.

The Registered Nurse provides professional nursing care, including specialized treatments and prescribed medications, and coordinates patient care with other departments. The nurse gathers and interprets physiological, psychosocial, and functional information; assists physicians during examinations and treatments; monitors patient status and responds to changes or crises; implements and evaluates care plans; and communicates patient care plans and progress to the health team through reports and documentation. The nurse also reviews and recommends changes to patient-care policies and procedures and performs other duties as assigned in the best interest of SRAlab.

The position reports directly to the Nurse Manager. Work takes place in a normal patient-care environment, with little or no exposure to dust or extreme temperatures, occasional exposure to infectious diseases, and moderately adverse conditions during certain patient-care activities. The posted pay rate is $50.00 per hour. Benefits eligibility may vary by position.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing or Master of Science in Nursing from an accredited program, or an accredited Associate Degree in Nursing with a commitment to complete a BSN or 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 in infants, children, adolescents, young adults, middle-aged adults, and geriatric patients.
• Ability to interpret growth- and development-related information to ensure patient needs are met.
• Effective, timely verbal, non-verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to take ownership of service to customers, the team, and the organization; achieve goals; and resolve problems.
• Willingness to adapt to changing work demands and environments.
• Demonstrated critical-thinking skills and ability to make sound judgments when monitoring and responding 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 for patient comfort and well-being, including specialized treatments, prescribed medications, and coordination with other departments.
• Collect physiological, psychosocial, and functional data to formulate nursing diagnoses using evidence-based techniques and instruments.
• 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 identify crisis situations when needed.
• Implement interventions consistent with established care and interdisciplinary treatment plans, evaluate progress toward goals, and modify plans 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 communicate reports on patient care plans to health team members, including completing assignment sheets, explaining care plans, and documenting care.
• Collect and report pertinent physiological, psychological, and functional data based on the patient’s care plan or needs.
• Review, evaluate, and recommend changes to SRAlab patient-care policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties assigned in the best interest of SRAlab.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits program described as competitive with industry peers in the organization’s geographic locations; benefits and eligibility vary by position.
• Healthcare plans.
• 401(k).
• Vacation hours.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time