Registered Nurse-Float Pool Part-Time Nights

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•DeKalb, IL

2d•$37 - $61•Onsite

About The Position

Northwestern Medicine is hiring a part-time night-shift Registered Nurse for its Float Pool, serving Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital. The Staff Nurse Inpatient reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, follows its Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with applicable policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory and accreditation standards. The nurse provides and coordinates care for acutely ill patients through the nursing process, including assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The role involves collaborating with patients, families, physicians, ancillary staff, and other health team members; coordinating care delivery; delegating care appropriately; documenting plans and outcomes; and using available evidence to guide practice.

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.
Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license.
Basic Life Support.
Strong interpersonal skills.
Ability to collaborate with others.
Strong analytic abilities.
For the Emergency Room: ACLS and PALS/ENPC and TNCC within one year of hire.
For the Pediatric Emergency Room: Pediatric Advanced Life Support and TNCC within one year of hire.
For the Prepost PACU Department: PALS and ACLS.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a specific clinical area.
For the Emergency Room and Pediatric Emergency Room: Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS), Emergency Communications Registered Nurse, Certified Pediatric Nurse, or Certified Emergency Nurse.

Responsibilities

Prescribe, delegate, and coordinate nursing care for acutely ill patients through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation.
Interact effectively with patients, significant others, and other health team members while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice.
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 providing direct patient care.
Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary staff.
Create and document outcome-focused plans 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 findings.
Use the best available evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions.