Registered Nurse (RN) Emergency Room
About The Position
The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Emergency Room at Condell Medical Center provides and coordinates comprehensive patient-centered care using evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and skilled dialogue. The nurse supports a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience, and helps patients transition to other healthcare delivery systems or their home communities. Care is provided in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation. This is a full-time position in a 45-bed, Level 1 Trauma emergency department. The schedule is 7 p.m. to 7 a.m., three days per week, with an every-third-weekend and holiday rotation and four hours of call per month.
Requirements
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Current Illinois RN license.
- Current AHA CPR certification.
- BSN preferred; ADN acceptable subject to the stated BSN or recognized nursing certification completion requirements.
- For nurses with less than 12 months of experience, agreement to enroll in a BSN completion program and complete it within four years.
- Nurses with more than 12 months of direct patient care experience must possess a BSN or obtain a BSN or Advocate Aurora Health-recognized nursing certification within one year of hire or becoming eligible to sit for certification, whichever is later.
- Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts to accommodate staffing.
- Ability to assist in patient evacuation during a fire or other disaster.
- Ability to respond to patients in a timely manner and access all areas of the unit.
- Ability to lift up to 35 pounds without assistance; patient handling equipment and another team member are expected for patient lifts over 35 pounds or when a patient cannot assist, when available.
- Routinely work with potentially infectious specimens and patients.
- Work in conditions with a probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions while caring for the sick.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
Responsibilities
- Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
- Use evidence-based practice and clinical decision-making to support safe, patient-centered care and a positive patient experience.
- Coordinate care and support patients' transitions to other healthcare delivery systems or their home communities.
- Follow established standards, policies, and procedures.
- Respond to patients in a timely manner and access all areas of the unit.
- Assist with evacuation of patients in the event of a fire or other disaster.
- Work weekends, holidays, and different shifts as needed to accommodate staffing; certain positions may require call.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid time off programs.
- Life insurance and short- and long-term disability benefits.
- Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible healthcare and dependent-care expenses.
- Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
- Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match.
- Financial wellness programs.
- Educational assistance and tuition reimbursement.
- Shift and on-call premium pay, where applicable.
- Incentive pay for select positions.
- Opportunity for annual performance-based increases.
- Benefits effective on the first day of employment, as stated in the posting.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
Associate degree
