Registered Nurse-Emergency Services In House Registry Nights
About The Position
The Staff Nurse Inpatient reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, follows the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with applicable policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory and accreditation standards. This clinically competent registered professional nurse prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care for acutely ill patients through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse interacts effectively with patients, significant others, and other health team members while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), or an Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) 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.
- Registered Professional Nurse licensure for the state in which the employee works.
- American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- For Emergency Room roles: ACLS, PALS/ENPC, and TNCC within one year of hire.
- For Pediatric Emergency Room roles: Pediatric Advanced Life Support and TNCC within one year of hire.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to collaborate with others.
- Strong analytic abilities.
- Travel within the designated geographic area is required.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in the specific clinical area.
- For Emergency Room and Pediatric Emergency Room roles: Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS), Emergency Communications Registered Nurse, Certified Pediatric Nurse, or Certified Emergency Nurse.
Responsibilities
- Collect and analyze data, identify expected outcomes, develop and implement an individualized plan, coordinate care delivery, and evaluate progress toward outcomes.
- Direct care and determine the appropriate utilization of assistants involved in providing direct patient care.
- Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary staff.
- Create a documented plan focused on outcomes and decisions about care and service delivery, including communications with patients, families, and others.
- Participate in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects.
- Evaluate and document patients’ 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.
Benefits
- Tuition reimbursement
- Loan forgiveness
- 401(k) matching
- A wide range of benefits supporting employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection from unexpected life events
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Job Type
Full-time
