Registered Nurse-Cardiovascular Full Time NIghts

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Lake Forest, IL

2d • $35 - $55

About The Position

The Registered Nurse BSN embodies the attributes of the Relationship Based Care model and performs the core functions of the Professional Practice Model. Under department leadership, the nurse reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values; adheres to the State of Illinois Nurse Practice Act, the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program; and complies with applicable policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory and accreditation standards.

The role provides and coordinates patient care through comprehensive assessment, care planning, patient and family education, evaluation of nursing interventions, discharge planning, and collaboration with the health care team. The nurse promotes a safe healing environment, uses evidence-based practice and clinical technology, supports quality improvement, and contributes to shared leadership and professional development. The position is full-time, 0.9 FTE (36 hours per week), on the night shift.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license.
• Basic Life Support certification.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate with others.
• Strong analytical abilities.
• An Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) is acceptable with a commitment to obtain a BSN from an accredited program within three years of the first day of employment in a clinical nurse role.

Nice To Haves

• National certification in the area of specialty.

Responsibilities

• Perform and document comprehensive assessments of assigned patients.
• Communicate changes in patients’ conditions promptly.
• Use assessment data and nursing diagnoses to establish measurable goals, prioritize patient needs, document plans of care, and modify plans as needed.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and health care team members in planning and documenting care.
• Assess discharge-planning needs, make appropriate referrals, including palliative care referrals, and provide complete discharge instructions and medication reconciliation.
• Educate patients and families, assess learning needs and readiness, document education, use teach-back, and provide appropriate patient education resources.
• Respect and support patients’ cultural, spiritual, and family needs, and adhere to ethical standards, requesting an ethics consultation when appropriate.
• Implement nursing interventions consistent with the plan of care and evidence-based practice; participate in clinical ladder or process-improvement activities.
• Promote patient safety through barcode medication administration, accurate handoffs, hourly rounding with patient care technicians, participation in huddles, and prevention of pressure ulcers, falls, CAUTI, and central-line infections as applicable.
• Participate in unit safety and quality initiatives and work toward unit and organizational quality metrics.
• Oversee and direct patient-care or support technicians while maintaining accountability for assigned patients.
• Coordinate unit patient care when serving as charge nurse; take the clinical lead when a patient’s condition changes and consult with the primary care physician about treatment or transfer.
• Serve as a resource and role model; assist with precepting, orientation, and mentoring; and participate in peer feedback and case review.
• Collaborate with hospital services, identify barriers to effective clinical practice, and communicate them to nursing leadership and the practice operations council.
• Ensure appropriate level-of-care orders are documented, adhere to supply charging practices, participate in value-based initiatives, and help reduce overtime utilization.
• Complete electronic and paper documentation; use Alaris pump guardrails, physiologic monitoring, and the bed management system; identify potential new technologies and participate in medical-record optimization activities as requested.
• Attend professional development offerings, obtain specialty certification, maintain professional competencies and required learning, participate in professional organizations, and take assigned lunch breaks.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• Benefits intended to support physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level