Registered Nurse-Ortho/Neuro Full Time Nights Sign On Bonus Eligible

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Lake Forest, IL

1d•$35 - $55

About The Position

The Registered Nurse BSN provides professional nursing care for patients on the Ortho/Neuro unit and embodies the attributes of Northwestern Medicine’s Relationship Based Care model. Under department leadership, the nurse reflects the organization’s mission, vision, and values; follows the Illinois Nurse Practice Act, the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and applicable policies and regulatory and accreditation standards. This is a full-time night position at 0.9 FTE (36 hours per week). A $3,000 sign-on bonus is listed, subject to eligibility restrictions.

Requirements

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

National certification in the area of specialty.

Responsibilities

Perform comprehensive patient assessments, document findings, communicate changes in condition promptly, and identify and prioritize patient needs and nursing diagnoses.
Develop measurable patient goals and plans of care using assessment data and nursing diagnoses; update plans as needed and evaluate and document patient responses to interventions.
Collaborate with patients, families, and the healthcare team in planning care, assessing discharge needs, making referrals, and coordinating discharge instructions and medication reconciliation.
Support patient, family, spiritual, and cultural needs; assess readiness and learning needs; document education; and use teach-back and appropriate patient education resources.
Treat patients, families, and staff with respect and dignity, follow ethical standards, and request an ethics consultation when appropriate.
Deliver evidence-based nursing interventions and use reliable evidence resources to support professional nursing practice.
Participate in clinical LADDER projects, process improvement, unit safety activities, huddles, and quality initiatives.
Promote patient safety through barcode medication administration, accurate bedside handoffs, hourly rounding with patient care technicians, and prevention of pressure ulcers, falls, CAUTI, and central line infections as appropriate.
Oversee and direct patient care or support technicians while remaining accountable for assigned patients; lead and coordinate care when assigned as charge nurse and take the clinical lead when a patient’s condition changes.
Serve as a resource and role model; assist with precepting, orientation, mentoring, and peer evaluation as requested.
Work collaboratively with hospital services, identify barriers to effective practice, and communicate concerns to nursing leadership and the practice operations council.
Ensure appropriate level-of-care orders and complete documentation in the electronic medical record; follow supply charging practices and participate in value-based initiatives.
Use Alaris pump guardrails, physiologic monitoring, and the bed management system; identify potential technologies and participate in medical record optimization activities as requested.
Attend professional development offerings, obtain specialty certification, maintain professional practice competencies and dress code, participate in professional organizations, and take assigned lunch breaks.