Registered Nurse-Emergency Department In-House Registry Rotating

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • DeKalb, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse in the Emergency Department at Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital is a clinically competent registered professional nurse who provides care to acutely ill patients through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse coordinates and delegates care, interacts effectively with patients, significant others, and other members of the health team, and maintains ANA standards of professional nursing practice. The preferred candidate has more than two years of emergency department RN experience and can work a rotating schedule across days, mids, and nights.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) 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.
• Registered Professional Nurse licensure for the state where the employee works.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• For the Emergency Room: ACLS, PALS/ENPC, and TNCC within one year of hire.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate with others.
• Strong analytic abilities.
• Travel within the designated geographic area is required.

Nice To Haves

• More than two years of Emergency Department RN experience.
• Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS) certification.
• Emergency Communications Registered Nurse certification.
• Certified Pediatric Nurse certification.
• Certified Emergency Nurse certification.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze patient data, identify expected outcomes, develop and implement individualized plans of care, coordinate care delivery, and evaluate progress.
• 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 plans focused on outcomes and care-delivery decisions, 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
• 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