Clinical Nurse - Interventional Radiology Full-time Days

Responsibilities

• Advocate: Practices in accordance with the patient centered care model
• Advocate: Develops an individualized age-specific culturally sensitive nursing plan of care for the patient that is based on the nursing process
• Advocate: Incorporates the role of patient advocate into the plan of care
• Advocate: Acknowledges and values the contributions of the patient’s significant others as an integral part of the plan of care
• Advocate: Identifies potential conflict situations and facilitates resolution using established communication channels
• Advocate: Protects patients by maintaining a safe environment
• Community Volunteer: Participates in one or more volunteer initiatives annually, Northwestern Memorial organized or on his/her own
• Compassionate: Consistently demonstrates interpersonal connections with patients and families from introduction through discharge
• Compassionate: Proactively responds to patient concerns such as speaking to patients about possible/expected delays in plan of care
• Compassionate: Treats patients, families, visitors and staff in a caring manner with respect and dignity
• Compassionate: Facilitates recovery and where appropriate helps ensure a peaceful death for patients
• Professional Engaged: Is a member of a professional organization or participates on an Northwestern Memorial committee or taskforce at the hospital-wide, departmental, or unit level
• Professional Engaged: Demonstrates accountability and collaborative practice with co-workers, other disciplines, and departments
• Professional Engaged: Assumes responsibility for continued professional growth and education reflecting knowledge and understanding of current nursing practice
• Professional Engaged: Serves as a community mentor for team members
• Professional Engaged: Serves as a preceptor for new team members
• Professional Engaged: Participates in the peer feedback process by conducting a constructive assessment and evaluation of peer performance
• Professional Engaged: Works collaboratively with all hospital services to accomplish daily work and maintain an environment of excellence
• Professional Engaged: Assumes personal responsibility for meeting internal (i.e. Best People profile, ELMs, CPR, and health requirements) and external regulatory and accreditation requirements
• Professional Engaged: Identifies opportunities for innovation and quality improvement; participates in innovation projects and the quality improvement process, including unit based quality committees
• Professional Engaged: Demonstrates accountability to Northwestern Memorial strategic, operational and fiscal goals
• Professional Engaged: Exemplifies a professional image in appearance and communications

Qualifications

• Graduate of an NLN accredited school/college of nursing
• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing or higher
• Current State of Illinois, Registered Professional Nurse license
• Basic Life Support (BLS) CPR through American Heart Association
• Analytic ability (conceptual and quantitative)
• Oral, listening and written communication skills
• Strong human relation skills to interact effectively and collaborate with others in difficult situations
• Use of a keyboard to enter or retrieve data