Staff Nurse - Family Medicine Full-time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Geneva, IL

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About The Position

The Staff Nurse Physician Group reflects Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, and values, follows its Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with applicable policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory and accreditation standards. This clinically competent registered professional nurse prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care for acutely ill patients through assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. The nurse interacts effectively with patients, their significant others, and other healthcare team members while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice. The role also includes phone triage, delivery of abnormal test results, and corresponding care instructions.

Requirements

• Current nursing experience within the past five years, or graduation from a nursing program within the past two years.
• State-licensed Registered Nurse in the state of employment.
• Basic Life Support (CPR) certification.

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 healthcare errors.
• Follow the six medication rights and administer medications according to the patient’s age and clinical condition while reducing the potential for medication errors.
• Use critical thinking and explain the rationale for clinical decisions.
• Assess, analyze, validate, and integrate data concerning 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 patients’ learning needs, abilities, preferences, and readiness, as well as 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 that address identified needs, 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 quality-improvement results to initiate changes in nursing practice and healthcare delivery.
• Participate in shared governance, committee work, and practice or department projects.
• Perform phone triage and deliver abnormal test results with corresponding care instructions.

Benefits

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• Lifecycle benefits
• A 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: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed