Clinical Nurse - Noninvasive Cardiac Testing Full-time Days

About the role

At Northwestern Medicine, every patient interaction makes a difference in cultivating a positive workplace. This patient-first approach is what sets us apart as a leader in the healthcare industry. As an integral part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to join our quest for better health care, no matter where you work within the Northwestern Medicine system.

We pride ourselves on providing competitive benefits: from tuition reimbursement and loan forgiveness to 401(k) matching and lifecycle benefits, our goal is to take care of our employees.

Responsibilities

The role of the professional clinical nurse is unique and essential to the care of the patient. The nurse demonstrates that unique and essential function through the framework for nursing practice.

• Advocate: Practices in accordance with the patient centered care model, develops an individualized age-specific culturally sensitive nursing plan of care for the patient, and incorporates the role of patient advocate into the plan of care.
• Clinical Expert: Advances clinical expertise, as demonstrated through pursuit of informal and formal continuing education opportunities and obtaining specialty certification when eligible, and continuously enhances skills and abilities to ensure the highest quality patient care.
• 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, and proactively responds to patient concerns.
• Professionally 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, and demonstrates accountability and collaborative practice with co-workers, other disciplines, and departments.

Qualifications

Required qualifications include:

• 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, and strong human relation skills to interact effectively and collaborate with others in difficult situations.

Preferred qualifications include experience in a specific clinical area and nursing specialty certification, if eligible.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events.