Registered Nurse Medial Surgical Intermediate Full Time Nights
About The Position
Northwestern Medicine is hiring a full-time night-shift Registered Nurse for the CDH Med/Surg Intermediate (3C), a 26-bed, fast-paced, high-acuity intermediate medical-surgical unit. The unit has highly engaged staff who participate in shared governance and multidisciplinary bedside rounds. The Staff Nurse Inpatient is a clinically competent registered professional nurse who coordinates and delivers care to acutely ill patients using the nursing process: assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse interacts effectively with patients, significant others, and other members of the health team while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice and following Northwestern Medicine policies, ethics, compliance requirements, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse licensure.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to collaborate with others.
- Strong analytic 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
- Experience in a specific Medical Surgical Stepdown Unit.
Responsibilities
- Collect and analyze data, identify expected outcomes, develop and implement individualized plans, coordinate care delivery, and evaluate progress toward outcomes.
- Direct care and determine the appropriate utilization of assistants involved in direct patient care.
- Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary staff.
- Create and document outcome-focused care plans and decisions about care and service delivery, including communications with patients, families, and others.
- Participate in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects.
- Evaluate and document patient responses to nursing interventions in the health record and individualize the plan of care based on evaluation findings.
- Use the best available evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Loan forgiveness
- 401(k) matching
- Lifecycle benefits
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Job Type
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