Staff Nurse PhysGrp Pulmonary Full time

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • DeKalb, IL

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About The Position

The Staff Nurse Physician Group is a clinically competent registered professional nurse who prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care for acutely ill patients through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse interacts effectively with patients, significant others, and other health team members while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice. The role also includes phone triage, delivery of abnormal test results, and communicating corresponding care instructions.

The position reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values and complies with its Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program, organizational policies, and relevant regulatory and accreditation standards.

Requirements

• Current experience within the past five years or new nursing graduate within the past two years.
• State-licensed Registered Nurse in the state of employment.
• Current CPR – Basic Life Support.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• One year of experience in a pertinent clinical specialty.
• Proficiency in a second language.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient care using evidence-based practice to optimize patient safety and reduce the likelihood of medical or healthcare errors.
• Follow the six medication rights and administer medications according to each patient’s age and clinical condition while reducing the potential for medication errors.
• Explain the rationale for clinical decisions using critical thinking.
• Assess, analyze, validate, and integrate patient data, including physical, psychosocial, rehabilitation, safety, learning, spiritual, cultural, age-specific, special-risk, and self-care needs.
• Identify patient care needs, problems, and variances and incorporate them into the care plan.
• Identify patient and family learning needs, abilities, preferences, readiness, support systems, coping mechanisms, and barriers to learning.
• Explain procedures, therapies, and treatments to patients and families; evaluate and document their responses to teaching and use appropriate educational resources.
• Involve patients and families in forming the plan of care.
• Develop, implement, and update individualized plans of care, including nursing, teaching, continuity-of-care, and discharge planning.
• Assess and reassess pain, use appropriate pain management techniques, and educate patients and families about pain management.
• Use results of quality improvement activities to initiate changes in nursing practice and healthcare delivery.
• Participate in shared governance, committee work, and practice or department projects.
• Perform phone triage and communicate abnormal test results with corresponding care instructions.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• A range of benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection against unexpected life events

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed