Registered Nurse Neurosciences Intermediate Full Time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Winfield, IL

1d•$35 - $55

About The Position

The Staff Nurse Inpatient is a clinically competent, registered professional nurse who prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care for acutely ill patients through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse interacts effectively with patients, their significant others, and other health team members while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice and adhering to Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, values, Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program, policies, procedures, guidelines, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. This role is on CDH Neuro Intermediate (3B), a 24-bed neurosciences unit caring for patients who require medical and surgical treatment for acute neurological and spine disorders. Conditions treated include traumatic brain injury, subarachnoid hemorrhage, stroke, spinal injury, seizures, and acute CNS inflammation or infections. Neurosurgical care includes aneurysm repair, CSF leaks and lumbar drains, and postoperative neurosurgical and spinal patients. The role is full-time days, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., with rotating weekends, for 36 hours per week (0.9 FTE).

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license.
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 Neurosciences.

Responsibilities

Prescribe, delegate, and coordinate nursing care for acutely ill patients through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation.
Interact effectively with patients, their significant others, and other health team members.
Maintain ANA standards of professional nursing practice.
Adhere to Northwestern Medicine policies, procedures, guidelines, ethical and compliance requirements, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards.