Registered Nurse-Telemetry Full-Time Nights

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • DeKalb, IL

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About The Position

The Staff Nurse Inpatient-Kishwaukee upholds Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, follows its Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with applicable policies, procedures, and regulatory and accreditation standards. The Registered Nurse performs established procedures in accordance with hospital and patient-care department policies and standards, providing age-appropriate care and using the nursing process to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care to patients and their families.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Current Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• 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

• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate with others.
• Strong analytic abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assess assigned patients according to hospital and unit standards, considering age-specific physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and environmental factors.
• Recognize signs of abuse or neglect and follow hospital policy for reporting potential abuse or neglect.
• Assess patient and family educational needs, abilities, learning preferences, and readiness to learn.
• Anticipate potential problems related to the patient’s condition, adjustment to disease, physical complications, knowledge needs, discharge needs, and family support.
• Develop and update nursing care plans based on assessment and nursing diagnosis, with input from the interdisciplinary team and patient or family; include education and discharge-planning needs.
• Communicate and coordinate with physicians and other healthcare providers, reporting and documenting relevant patient observations and reactions.
• Assess responses to treatment, identify and analyze changing symptoms or conditions, and initiate appropriate nursing interventions.
• Prioritize care for assigned patients and adjust priorities as patient status or unit activity changes.
• Participate in discharge planning from admission, documenting teaching, patient and family understanding, and timely referrals.
• Apply standards of care and age-specific interventions safely, consulting with the team and clinical development coordinator as needed.
• Follow OSHA standards and applicable guidelines and policies.
• Include patients, families, and significant others in care planning, care delivery, and teaching.
• Administer prescribed medications and treatments safely, using medication administration as an opportunity to educate patients and families.
• Provide pain management, comfort, and support to patients and their families or significant others.
• Anticipate patient needs and coordinate care activities with hospital departments, healthcare providers, and community agencies.
• Reassess patients according to their condition, standards of practice, and hospital policy.
• Review diagnostic data promptly and intervene appropriately.
• Document treatments, assessments, and patient responses to nursing actions, interventions, and medical regimens comprehensively and accurately.
• Communicate changes in patient status to the shift charge nurse, physician, and other healthcare team members as appropriate.
• Evaluate patient and family responses to teaching, including understanding, acceptance, and compliance.
• Initiate patient care conferences with the interdisciplinary team when appropriate and revise care plans based on patient responses.
• Evaluate the quality of care provided, including nursing assessments and care plans.

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