RN Charge Nurse- Oncology Full Time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • DeKalb, IL

17h

About The Position

The RN Charge Nurse is a clinically competent registered professional nurse who prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care for acutely ill patients using the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse interacts effectively with patients, significant others, and other members of the health team while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice. The role reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values and complies with its Code of Ethics, policies, procedures, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards.

The position focuses on safe, individualized patient care; patient and family education; care coordination; appropriate delegation; and communication with physicians, care teams, department management, and third-party payers. The RN Charge Nurse also supports patient placement, telephone screening, staffing decisions, and the Utilization Review process.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Licensed Registered Nurse in the state of Illinois.
• Basic Life Support (CPR).

Nice To Haves

• Master of Science in Nursing (MSN).

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care in a manner that promotes safety and reduces the likelihood of health care errors.
• Follow the five medication rights and administer medications appropriately based on patient age and clinical condition.
• Involve patients and families in forming and updating individualized plans of care, including nursing, teaching, continuum-of-care, and discharge-planning needs.
• Use critical thinking to explain the rationale for clinical decisions.
• Assess, analyze, validate, and integrate data concerning patients’ physical, psychosocial, rehabilitation, safety, learning, spiritual, cultural, age-specific, special-risk, and self-care needs.
• Identify patient care needs, problems, and variances; assess and reassess pain; use appropriate pain-management techniques; and educate patients and families about pain management.
• Identify learning needs, abilities, preferences, readiness, support systems, coping mechanisms, and barriers to learning; make referrals for follow-up when appropriate.
• Explain procedures, therapies, and treatments to patients and families; evaluate and document their responses to teaching; and use appropriate educational resources.
• Conduct body and belongings searches properly and demonstrate awareness of contraband permitted on the unit.
• Collaborate with physicians and the care team to review and evaluate plans of care; communicate effectively and work cooperatively with other team members and clinical disciplines.
• Coordinate patient care with health care team members and other departments, and delegate appropriately to facilitate timely care.
• Conduct telephone screenings and determine appropriate dispositions based on the contact.
• Apply patient placement criteria, identify the proper level of care, and communicate relevant information and precertification details to Managed Care.
• Communicate routine and non-routine clinical and staff issues directly to the department manager.
• Make independent, appropriate decisions regarding patient care and staffing issues.
• Contribute a consultative nursing assessment of total patient care delivery to the Utilization Review process and participate in communications with third-party payers regarding the nursing component of care.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time