RN - Addiction Recovery Center

Carle Health•Peoria, IL

About The Position

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the RN contributes professional nursing knowledge and skills to the provision and management of patient care through application of the nursing process. The role promotes evidence-based nursing practice, coordinates care with patients, families, and the health care team, and supports patient education, safety, quality improvement, and customer satisfaction.

Requirements

College diploma in Nursing.
Current Registered Professional Nurse (RN) license in good standing in the State of Illinois upon hire.
Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association within 30 days.
Must have control over personal use of all mood-altering chemicals and behaviors upon hire.
If recovering from an addiction, must have at least two years of uninterrupted recovery and actively treat the addiction through appropriate recovery practices upon hire.
Ability to use the usual and customary equipment needed to perform the position’s essential functions upon hire.
Advanced reading and writing skills and basic oral skills.
Ability to respond appropriately to customers and coworkers and interact with a wide variety of people.
Ability to maintain confidential information, communicate only facts to recipients, or decline to reveal information.
Ability to project a professional, friendly, and helpful demeanor.
Basic computer knowledge, including word processing, spreadsheets, email, and web browsing; comfort with Windows OS and learning new applications.

Responsibilities

Promote evidence-based practice through the nursing process, protocols, and procedures.
Assess patients through interview, observation, and physical assessment; develop individualized plans of care collaboratively; implement appropriate interventions; and evaluate, document, and modify care plans based on patient progress.
Complete required patient charting and event reports, and demonstrate accountability through resource-seeking and continuing self-development.
Maintain technical knowledge of equipment and troubleshoot problems; maintain current evidence-based nursing knowledge and skills; and promote professional development by sharing clinical knowledge and teaching others.
Use practical problem-solving approaches to patient moving and handling, and use lift equipment appropriately to promote patient and staff safety, as applicable.
Obtain adequate laboratory specimens and perform bedside testing and associated quality control in accordance with provider orders and hospital procedures and policies.
Coordinate interdisciplinary patient care, recognize when assistance is needed, and use resources such as physicians and nurse-to-nurse support in a timely manner.
Persist in resolving problems, manage assigned patients with varying complexity and turnover, prioritize changing needs and interruptions, and use team resources effectively.
Collaborate with the health care team to organize care from admission through discharge, delegate tasks appropriately, provide goal-focused shift reports, and advocate for patients with physicians when needed.
Use communication and teamwork strategies to support team performance and patient outcomes; give and accept constructive feedback using appropriate communication styles.
Assess patient and family learning needs, select and adapt teaching strategies, and account for cultural, age-specific, gender, developmental, readiness, and comprehension factors.
Follow hospital policies, procedures, and National Patient Safety Goals; consult hospital resources for specialized education.
Participate in data collection, analysis, problem solving, process improvement, and patient satisfaction initiatives.
Ensure care is consistent with standards, evidence-based practices, National Patient Safety Goals, core measures, and other quality initiatives; identify improvement opportunities with the interdisciplinary team.
Promote customer satisfaction, follow up promptly on patient and family needs, encourage coworkers to meet service standards, and serve on unit-based councils.
Identify unit practice problems, apply changes to clinical practice based on literature and improvement outcomes, and complete assigned projects, data collection, and audits.