Registered Nurse RMG Rheumatology Full-time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Orland Park, IL

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About The Position

The Staff Nurse Physician Group is a clinically competent registered professional nurse who prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse interacts effectively with patients, significant others, and other healthcare team members while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice. The role also includes phone triage, delivery of abnormal test results, and communicating corresponding care instructions.

This is a Monday–Friday daytime position, with hours from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. There are no weekend shifts, and the role is off on major holidays observed by Northwestern Medicine. Rheumatology experience is preferred.

Requirements

• Current experience within the past five years or graduation from a nursing program within the past two years.
• Current State Licensed Registered Nurse credential for the state of employment.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification.

Nice To Haves

• Rheumatology experience.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• One year of experience in a pertinent clinical specialty.
• Proficiency in a second language.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care using evidence-based practice to optimize safety and reduce the likelihood of healthcare errors.
• Follow the six medication rights and administer medications based on the patient’s age and clinical condition while reducing medication-error risks.
• Use critical thinking and state the rationale for clinical decisions.
• Assess, analyze, validate, and integrate patient data, including physical, psychosocial, rehabilitation, safety, learning, spiritual, cultural, age-specific, special-risk, and self-care needs.
• Identify patient-care needs, problems, and variances, and incorporate them into the care plan.
• Identify patients’ learning needs, abilities, preferences, and readiness, as well as support systems, coping mechanisms, and barriers to learning.
• Explain procedures, therapies, and treatments to patients and families; evaluate and document their responses to teaching; and use appropriate educational resources.
• Involve patients and families in forming the plan of care.
• Develop, implement, and update individualized plans of care, including nursing, teaching, continuity-of-care, and discharge planning.
• Assess and reassess pain, use appropriate pain-management techniques, and educate patients and families about pain management.
• Use quality-improvement results to initiate changes in nursing practice and healthcare delivery.
• Participate in shared governance, committee work, and practice or department projects.
• Perform phone triage and deliver abnormal test results with corresponding care instructions.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement.
• Loan forgiveness.
• 401(k) matching.
• Lifecycle benefits.
• A wide range of benefits intended to support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed