RN - ICU Transition Program (PCCU) - Days

Endeavor Health•Elmhurst, IL

1d•$37 - $58•Onsite

About The Position

The staff nurse has primary responsibility and accountability for the total nursing care of patients in accordance with the Standards of Nursing Practice and the Illinois State Nurse Practice Act. This ICU transition program is for registered nurses interested in working in the Progressive Critical Care Unit (PCCU), a high-acuity step-down unit with a mixed ICU patient population, at Elmhurst Hospital in Elmhurst, Illinois. Nurses may float to other adult inpatient units as needed. The program includes an 8–12-week orientation, depending on prior experience. Day-shift participants complete orientation on day shift, with additional classroom instruction or online modules at the PCCU Educator’s discretion. The posting also describes a night-shift orientation track, with the first 3–4 weeks on day shift before transitioning to nights. The listed position is full time at 36 hours per week, working 7 a.m.–7 p.m., with every third weekend and holiday track. The cohort start date listed for this position is January 18, 2027. Endeavor Health is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving communities in northeast Illinois. The organization describes a commitment to quality, community-connected care, professional growth, and a safe, seamless, personal patient experience.

Requirements

Associate degree or higher in Nursing.
If an Associate Degree in Nursing is the highest degree held, graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing within five years of the position start date, as specified in the posting.
Current Illinois Registered Nurse license.
Current CPR certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross.
Obtain Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification within six months of the position start date.
Current BLS certification and at least one year of inpatient nursing experience are specified for the transition program.
Able to work the listed 7 a.m.–7 p.m. schedule, including every third weekend and holiday track.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Nursing.
One year of inpatient nursing experience is highly preferred.
Skill in wound, ostomy, and skin care, for conducting daily rounds and monitoring treatment plans.

Responsibilities

Develop and revise patient plans of care, identifying interventions and expected outcomes and evaluating progress toward those outcomes.
Assess patients and collect health data with input from patients, families, and other healthcare providers.
Communicate plans of care with patients and families, respect patient wishes, support mutual goal setting, and communicate relevant patient data to physicians and the interdisciplinary team.
Document patient health data, interventions, and communications.
Assess patient and family learning needs and provide individualized teaching on disease management, emergency care, and medications as appropriate; identify community resources that support disease self-management.
Contribute to the professional development of peers, students, and other healthcare providers by sharing knowledge, providing feedback, supporting clinical education, and assigning or delegating tasks as needed.
Provide psychological support and nurture a compassionate environment.
Assist technical staff with contrast injection, venipuncture, medication administration, oxygen therapy, and IV management.
Participate in performance improvement and nursing research, keep current with wound, ostomy, and skin-care research and practice trends, and support evidence-based care.
If skilled, conduct daily rounds for wound, ostomy, and skin-care patients and monitor the effectiveness of treatment plans.
Comply with HIPAA regulations.
Assist with transporting acutely ill patients as needed.
Provide total nursing care in accordance with nursing practice standards and the Illinois State Nurse Practice Act.
Float to other adult inpatient units as needed.