Registered Nurse (RN) Intensive Care Unit

Advocate Health•Elgin, IL

2d•$38 - $57•Onsite

About The Position

The Registered Nurse (RN) in the Intensive Care Unit at Sherman Hospital uses evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and skilled dialogue to help create a safe patient environment and a positive patient experience. The nurse delivers and coordinates patient-centered care across the continuum, supporting patients’ transitions to other healthcare delivery systems or their home communities. The role includes comprehensive patient care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation in accordance with established standards, policies, and procedures. This is a full-time position in a 30-bed ICU, scheduled for 36 hours per week from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. The schedule includes every third weekend and rotating holidays. Certain positions may require on-call availability.

Requirements

Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
Current Illinois RN license.
Current AHA CPR.
Ability to work weekends, holidays, and different shifts to accommodate staffing.
Ability to assist in evacuating patients 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. For patient lifts over 35 pounds, or when a patient cannot assist, patient-handling equipment is expected to be used with at least one other team member when available; unique lifting or movement situations are assessed case by case.
Work environment includes the probability of exposure to adverse, hazardous, or unpleasant conditions while caring for sick patients.
Routinely work with potentially infectious specimens and patients.

Nice To Haves

BSN preferred.
An ADN is acceptable if nurses with less than 12 months of experience agree 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.

Responsibilities

Use evidence-based practice, clinical decision-making, compassion, and skilled dialogue to promote patient safety and a positive patient experience.
Deliver and coordinate patient-centered care across the continuum.
Support patients’ successful transitions to other healthcare delivery systems or their home communities.
Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation.
Follow established standards, policies, and procedures.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
Paid time off.
Life and short- and long-term disability benefits.
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses.
Adoption assistance and paid parental leave.
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs.
Educational Assistance Program and tuition reimbursement.
Premium pay, including shift and on-call pay, where applicable.
Incentive pay for select positions.
Opportunity for annual performance-based increases.
Career development programs.