Registered Nurse-Experienced-IMCU Ortho/Neuro Full Time Nights Sign On Bonus Eligible

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Lake Forest, IL

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About The Position

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

The nurse provides comprehensive, evidence-based patient care, including assessment, care planning, coordination, education, intervention, and evaluation. The role also includes promoting a safe healing environment, collaborating with patients, families, colleagues, and other care team members, and contributing to shared leadership, quality initiatives, professional development, and responsible resource use.

Requirements

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

• National certification in the area of specialty.

Responsibilities

• Complete and document comprehensive assessments for assigned patients and communicate changes in patient condition promptly.
• Use assessment data and nursing diagnoses to establish measurable patient goals, prioritize needs, develop and modify plans of care, and document care accordingly.
• Collaborate with patients, families, and healthcare team members in planning patient care.
• Assess discharge-planning needs and make appropriate referrals, including palliative care referrals when needed.
• Evaluate and document patient responses to nursing interventions and adjust the plan of care as necessary.
• Complete discharge instructions and medication reconciliation, and provide patients and families with information about the patient portal and other resources.
• Assess patient and family education needs, learning level, and readiness; document education and use teach-back, Krames materials, and Culture Vision resources as appropriate.
• Treat patients, families, and staff with respect and dignity, support patient and family cultural and spiritual needs, and request an ethics consult when appropriate.
• Implement evidence-based nursing interventions and use reliable evidence resources to advance professional nursing practice.
• Participate in a clinical ladder project or unit- or organization-level process improvement.
• Promote patient safety and rights; use barcode medication administration and provide complete, timely, accurate bedside shift reports and handoffs.
• Round hourly in collaboration with patient care technicians, participate in unit huddles, and contribute to quality initiatives and unit safety activities.
• Support prevention of pressure ulcers, falls, CAUTI, and central-line infections, as appropriate to the practice area.
• Oversee and direct patient care or support technicians while maintaining accountability for assigned patients.
• Lead and direct others effectively, address conflict appropriately, and demonstrate charge nurse or preceptor proficiency when assigned.
• Coordinate patient care for the unit when assigned, take the clinical lead when a patient’s condition changes, and consult the primary care physician about treatment or transfer to a higher level of care.
• Serve as a resource and role model for new staff, students, and other system personnel; assist with precepting, orientation, and mentoring as requested.
• Participate in peer evaluation and clinical case peer review, collaborate with hospital services, and communicate barriers to effective practice to nursing leadership and the practice operations council.
• Ensure appropriate level-of-care orders are documented in the EMR, follow supply charging practices, participate in value-based initiatives, and demonstrate commitment to reducing overtime utilization.
• Complete electronic and paper documentation, use Alaris pump guardrails, understand physiologic monitoring, and use the bed management system.
• Identify technologies for potential unit, hospital, or system use and participate in CEOC activities for medical record advancement and optimization as requested.
• Attend internal professional development offerings, obtain certification in the nursing specialty of practice, maintain professional competencies and required learning, and adhere to the dress code.
• Participate in professional organizations through membership, leadership, or committee work, and take assigned lunch breaks.

Benefits

• The posting describes a wide range of benefits intended to support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events; detailed information is available through the employer’s benefits page.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Loan forgiveness.
• 401(k) matching.
• Lifecycle benefits.
• Sign-on bonus eligibility is indicated in the job title; internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within one year are generally ineligible, with a stated exception for eligible new graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical RN position.

What This Job Offers

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