Staff Nurse PhysGrp Pulmonary Full time
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, significant others, and other members of the health team while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice. The role also includes phone triage, delivery of abnormal test results, and communicating corresponding care instructions.
Requirements
- Current nursing experience within the past five years or be a new nursing graduate 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 all aspects of patient care using evidence-based practice to optimize patient safety and reduce the likelihood of medical and health care errors.
- Follow the six medication rights and administer medications according to the patient's age and clinical condition to reduce medication errors.
- Explain the rationale for clinical decisions using critical thinking.
- 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, readiness, support systems, coping mechanisms, and barriers to learning.
- Explain procedures, therapies, and treatments to patients and families, and evaluate and document their responses to teaching.
- Use appropriate resources to provide education.
- Involve patients and families in forming the plan of care.
- Develop, implement, and update individualized plans of care based on identified needs, including nursing care, 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 the health care delivery system.
- Participate in shared governance, committee work, and practice or department projects.
- Perform phone triage and deliver abnormal test results with corresponding care instructions.
Benefits
- Competitive benefits, including tuition reimbursement, loan forgiveness, and 401(k) matching.
- A wide range of benefits intended to support employees’ physical, emotional, and financial well-being and provide protection for unexpected life events.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
