Registered Nurse (Inpatient) - Medical Surgical

Quick Facts

• Position: Registered Nurse (Inpatient) — Medical Surgical

• Schedule: Three 12-hour shifts per week (7:00 PM–7:30 AM), every third weekend (Friday/Saturday nights), rotating holidays

Description

Registered Nurse provides clinically competent, professional inpatient nursing care to acutely ill patients through the nursing process: assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation. Coordinates and evaluates individualized care plans, directs care and utilization of assistants, and collaborates with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary staff while maintaining professional nursing practice standards.

Responsibilities

• Collect and analyze patient data; identify expected outcomes; develop and implement an individualized plan; evaluate progress

• Direct care and determine appropriate utilization of any assistant involved in direct patient care

• Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and ancillary staff; create documented outcome-focused plans of care

• Participate in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects

• Evaluate and document patient responses to interventions and individualize the plan of care based on findings

• Use best available evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions

Requirements

• BSN

• Current Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license

• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)

• Strong interpersonal skills

• Ability to collaborate with others

• Strong analytic abilities

Benefits

• Wide range of benefits supporting physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events

• See benefits page for detailed plan information and eligibility by employment classification

• Sign-on bonus eligibility rules may apply (details available in the posting)