Registered Nurse-Float Pool Nights
About The Position
The Staff Nurse Inpatient is a clinically competent registered professional nurse who provides care to acutely ill patients through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse coordinates care, collaborates with patients, families, physicians, ancillary staff, and other members of the health team, and maintains professional nursing standards. This float pool role supports Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital in DeKalb, Illinois, and Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital in Sandwich, Illinois; candidates must be available to work at both locations. Eligible hours receive an additional $5.00 per hour in addition to the base hourly rate. The schedule is three 12-hour shifts per week, with rotating weekends and holidays. The position is a night shift role and is listed as 36 hours per week (0.9 FTE).
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.
- Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license.
- Basic Life Support.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Ability to collaborate with others.
- Strong analytic abilities.
- Availability to work at both Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital and Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in a specific clinical area.
- For the Emergency Room and Pediatric Emergency Room: Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS), Emergency Communications Registered Nurse, Certified Pediatric Nurse, or Certified Emergency Nurse.
Responsibilities
- Prescribe, delegate, and coordinate nursing care for acutely ill patients using the nursing process.
- Interact effectively with patients, significant others, and other health team members while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice.
- Collect and analyze data, identify expected outcomes, develop and implement individualized plans, coordinate care delivery, and evaluate progress toward outcomes.
- Direct care and determine appropriate utilization of assistants involved in direct patient care.
- Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary staff; create documented plans focused on care outcomes and service delivery, including communications with patients, families, and others.
- Participate in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects.
- Evaluate and document patient 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
- Additional $5.00 per hour for eligible Float Pool hours
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Job Type
Full-time
