Registered Nurse West Region Float Team Full-time Nights
About The Position
The West Region Float Nurse is a clinically competent registered professional nurse who provides care to acutely ill patients using the nursing process, including assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care; interacts effectively with patients, significant others, and other members of the health team; and maintains ANA standards of professional nursing practice. The role reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values and follows its Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The nurse works at West Region hospitals and may float to a different unit or hospital for each shift, as required by the schedule. The position offers experience across multiple specialty areas and patient populations, with opportunities to develop assessment, communication, and teamwork skills and build working relationships across the region.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
- Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license.
- Basic Life Support (CPR).
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to collaborate with others.
- Strong analytic abilities.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in an acute care clinical area.
Responsibilities
- Collect and analyze patient 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 direct patient care.
- Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary staff.
- Create and document plans focused on outcomes 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 evaluation findings.
- Use the best available evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions.
- Provide nursing care at West Region hospitals and float among units or hospitals as required by the schedule.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Loan forgiveness
- 401(k) matching
- Lifecycle benefits
- A wide range of benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events
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Job Type
Full-time
