Registered Nurse-Telemetry In-House Registry Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • DeKalb, IL

2d

About The Position

The Inpatient Staff Nurse reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, adheres to its Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with applicable policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory and accreditation standards. The Registered Nurse performs established procedures in accordance with hospital and patient care services policies and standards, providing care that considers patients’ developmental needs and abilities. The RN uses the nursing process to deliver high-quality, evidence-based nursing care to patients and their families.

The nurse assesses patients’ age-specific physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and environmental needs; identifies risks and changing conditions; and develops and updates plans of care with patients, families, and interdisciplinary team members. The role includes coordinating and communicating care, administering medications and treatments safely, providing education and pain management, documenting care and patient responses, and supporting discharge planning. Care is provided in accordance with standards of practice, hospital policies, and applicable OSHA guidelines.

Requirements

• Graduated from an accredited nursing program.
• Registered Nurse in the state of Illinois.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification within 30 days of employment.
• Current certification appropriate to the work area.

Responsibilities

• Complete patient assessments that consider age-specific physical, psychological, emotional, spiritual, cultural, and environmental factors, and recognize signs of abuse or neglect.
• Assess patient and family educational needs, abilities, learning preferences, and readiness to learn.
• Anticipate potential problems related to disease, adjustment, physical complications, knowledge deficits, discharge needs, and family support.
• Develop and update nursing plans of care based on assessments and nursing diagnoses, incorporating input from the interdisciplinary team, patient, family, and significant others.
• Assess education and discharge planning needs and include them in the plan of care.
• Communicate with physicians and other healthcare providers by reporting and recording relevant observations and patient or family reactions.
• Assess patient responses to treatment, analyze symptoms and changes in condition, and initiate appropriate nursing interventions.
• Prioritize care for assigned patients and adjust priorities as patient status or unit activity changes.
• Participate in discharge planning from admission, documenting teaching, patient and family understanding, and timely referrals.
• Apply standards of care and age-specific interventions safely and promptly, documenting patient responses and following OSHA guidelines and applicable policies.
• Include patients, families, and significant others in care planning, care delivery, and teaching.
• Administer prescribed medications and perform treatments safely; use medication administration as an opportunity to educate patients and families.
• Provide pain management, comfort, and support to patients and their families or significant others.
• Follow hospital policy for reporting potential abuse or neglect.
• Anticipate patient needs and coordinate care with hospital departments, healthcare providers, and community agencies.
• Reassess patients according to their condition, standards of practice, and hospital policy.
• Review diagnostic data promptly and intervene appropriately.
• Accurately document treatments, assessments, and patient responses to nursing actions and medical regimens.
• Communicate patient status changes to the charge nurse, physician, and other healthcare team members as appropriate.
• Evaluate patient and family responses to teaching, including understanding, acceptance, and compliance.
• Initiate patient care conferences in consultation with the interdisciplinary team and revise plans of care based on patient responses.
• Evaluate the quality of care provided, including nursing assessments and plans of care.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• Lifecycle benefits
• A wide range of benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection against unexpected life events

What This Job Offers

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