Staff Nurse Outpatient Oncology Infusion Casual

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • DeKalb, IL

13d • $35 - $55

About The Position

The Staff Nurse Outpatient Kish is a clinically competent registered professional nurse who reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, follows its Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with applicable policies, procedures, regulatory requirements, and accreditation standards. The nurse prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The role involves effective interaction with patients, significant others, and healthcare team members; use of critical thinking, therapeutic communication, and relationship-building skills; and efforts to improve team effectiveness, system processes, and patient outcomes across the continuum of care.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required for new hires after 01/01/2011.
• Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois.
• One year of experience in a similar role.
• CPR – Basic Life Support.
• CPR – Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) and CPR – Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) are listed as requirements, with exceptions for specified cost centers and outpatient oncology departments. PALS and ACLS are not required in Outpatient Oncology departments.

Nice To Haves

• Three years of experience in a similar role.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze data; identify expected outcomes; develop and implement individualized plans of care; coordinate care delivery; and evaluate progress toward outcomes.
• Direct care and determine the appropriate utilization of assistants involved in direct patient care.
• Involve patients and families in their care, including teaching, continuum-of-care planning, and discharge planning.
• Provide patient care in a manner that optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical or healthcare errors, incorporating National Patient Safety Goals.
• Assess and reassess pain, use appropriate pain-management techniques, and educate patients and families about pain-management methods.
• Provide effective hand-offs to the next healthcare provider.
• Assume required on-call assignments.

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level