Staff Nurse-Endocrinology Full Time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare • Tinley Park, IL

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About The Position

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

Requirements

• Current experience within the past five years or be a new nursing graduate within the past two years.
• State-licensed Registered Nurse 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 medical or health care errors.
• Follow the six medication rights and reduce medication errors by administering medications based on the patient’s age and clinical condition.
• Explain the rationale for clinical decisions using critical thinking.
• Assess, analyze, validate, and integrate data to determine 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, including nursing, teaching, continuum-of-care, and discharge-planning needs.
• 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 supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed