Registered Nurse (IMCU) - Full Time Nights

Quick Facts

• Role: Registered Nurse (IMCU), full time, nights

Description

Provide individualized, age-specific patient care across the continuum from admission to discharge. You will assess and record patient status, validate nursing diagnoses, develop and continuously update the plan of care, educate patients and families using evidence-based practice, and collaborate with the healthcare team.

Responsibilities

• Assess and record patient status upon admission/point of care entry and organize assessment data
• Identify problems needing immediate attention
• Validate diagnoses with patient/family and healthcare team; document diagnoses and the individualized plan of care
• Initiate and maintain the admission problem list; incorporate age-specific care principles
• Discuss and confirm the care plan with patient/family; begin discharge planning at admission
• Identify patient teaching needs; arrange care-planning conferences with patient/family as indicated
• Prioritize evidence-based nursing interventions and document assessments, interventions, and patient responses
• Reassess health data to keep the plan of care updated and evaluate progress toward outcomes
• Communicate and collaborate with patient/family and the healthcare team; present information at multidisciplinary meetings
• Identify unmet outcomes and direct continuity of care; reassess nursing actions for effectiveness
• Make appropriate referrals as needed

Requirements

• BSN
• Current Illinois Registered Professional Nurse (RN) license
• AHA Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Strong interpersonal and analytic abilities; ability to collaborate
• ADN acceptable only with commitment to obtain a BSN within 3 years of first day in the clinical nurse role
• Unit-based certifications within 1 year of hire:
  • Emergency Room: ACLS, PALS/ENPC, TNCC
  • Pediatric Emergency Room: Pediatric Advanced Life Support, TNCC
  • Non-Invasive Cardiology: ACLS

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits to support physical, emotional, and financial well-being and protection for unexpected life events
• Sign-on bonus eligibility rules apply (internal/rehires who left within 1 year not eligible; exception for certain internal new graduate employees seeking their first licensed clinical RN position)
• Detailed benefits available via the provided benefits URL