New Grad Staff Nurse - Family Medicine Full-time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Geneva, IL

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 the nursing process of 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, communicating abnormal test results, and providing corresponding care instructions. This position is intended for an RN with less than one year of experience. The nurse follows Northwestern Medicine’s mission, vision, values, Code of Ethics, Corporate Compliance Program, applicable policies and procedures, and relevant regulatory and accreditation standards.

Requirements

Current experience within the past five years or graduation from a nursing program within the past two years.
Current Registered Nurse license for 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.
Explain the rationale for clinical decisions using critical thinking.
Assess, analyze, validate, and integrate data relating to 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 educational resources.
Involve patients and families in forming the plan of care.
Develop, implement, and update individualized plans of care that address 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, deliver abnormal test results, and provide corresponding care instructions.