Staff Nurse - Internal Medicine Part-time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • St. Charles, 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 position also includes phone triage, delivery of abnormal test results, and communicating corresponding care instructions.

The role reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values and follows its Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program, policies, procedures, guidelines, and applicable regulatory and accreditation standards. The nurse uses evidence-based practice to optimize patient safety and reduce the likelihood of health care errors, and contributes to quality improvement and nursing practice initiatives.

Requirements

• Current experience within the past five years or graduation from a nursing program within the past two years.
• Current State Licensed Registered Nurse license for the state of employment.
• 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 safety and reduce the likelihood of medical or health care errors.
• Follow the six medication rights and administer medications according to the patient’s age and clinical condition.
• Use critical thinking and explain the rationale for clinical decisions.
• Assess, analyze, validate, and integrate information about patients’ 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 plan of care.
• 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 resources to provide education.
• Involve patients and families in forming the plan of care.
• Develop, implement, and update individualized plans of care, including nursing, teaching, continuum-of-care, and discharge planning.
• Assess and reassess pain, use appropriate pain management techniques, and educate patients and families about pain management.
• Use quality improvement results to initiate changes in nursing practice and the health care delivery system.
• Participate in shared governance, committee work, and practice or department projects.
• Perform phone triage, deliver abnormal test results, and provide corresponding care instructions.

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: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed