Staff Nurse-Infectious Disease Huntley Full Time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare•Huntley, IL

10d•$35 - $55•Onsite

About The Position

This is a Full Time position at 40 hours per week located at both Huntley and McHenry clinics. Schedule is Monday through Friday. The Staff Nurse Physician Group reflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. A clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care to the acutely ill patient through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. Effectively interacts with patient, significant others, and other health team members, while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice. Also responsible for phone triage, abnormal test result delivery, and corresponding care instructions.

Requirements

Current experience (within past five years) or new nursing graduate (within past two years).
Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the State of Illinois.
American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR certification.
Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

Nice To Haves

Bachelors of Science in Nursing
One year experience in pertinent clinical specialty
Proficiency in second language

Responsibilities

Performs all aspects of patient care by utilizing evidenced based practice in a manner which optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
Follows the six medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors, administering medications based on the age and clinical condition of the patient.
States rationale for clinical decisions based on critical thinking.
Assesses, analyzes, validates, and integrates data to assess patients' physical psychosocial, rehab, safety, learning, spiritual, cultural, age-specific, special risk, and self-care needs.
Identifies patient care needs, problems, and variances and incorporates into care plan.
Identifies the patient's learning needs, abilities, preferences, and readiness; also, identifies support systems, coping mechanisms, and barriers to learning.
Explains procedures, therapies, and treatments to patient and family, evaluates and documents patient and family response to teaching.
Uses appropriate resources to provide education.
Involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care.
Develops, implements, and updates an individualized plan of care based on identified patient care needs. Includes nursing, teaching, continuum of care, and discharge planning.
Adequately assesses and reassesses pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.
Identifies and uses the results of quality improvement activities to initiate changes in nursing practice and in the healthcare delivery system.
Participates in shared governance, committee work, and practice/department projects.