Nurse Associate, Digestive Disease - Full-Time, Days

About the role

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as a Nurse Associate (RN) with our Digestive Disease team in DCAM - Hyde Park. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

Responsibilities

• Counsels patients concerning lifestyle modifications, medication regimens, side effects, and interactions using an appropriate psychosocial communication level
• Maintains office file notes, reviews charts, enters data for sectional demographic data base, assists in summarization and analysis of data
• Assists physician in clinic or procedure area with patient examinations, diagnostic ss and/or therapeutic procedures
• Continuously monitors vital signs of patients under conscious sedation throughout procedure
• Communicates to clinics coordinators follow-up appointments, ancillary and/or pre-operative sing and scheduling needed for patient
• Arranges patient admissions; coordinates ordering of ss/procedures with fellows, attendings, and other nursing staff
• Assists physicians in coordination of research programs by screening patients for acceptance into clinical research and outcome programs
• Conducts, responds to, follow up on, and triages patient phone calls to the physician as appropriate

Requirements

• Must have experience working in a community health setting
• Associate Degree in Nursing; BSN degree or higher preferred
• Associate Degree Nurses are required to enroll in a BSN program within six (6) to nine (9) months of hire, and make progress toward and complete their BSN degree within 30 months
• ADN nurses receive 100% tuition reimbursement towards a BSN degree from an accredited program
• Must be an actively licensed Registered Nurse in the state of Illinois
• Must have a minimum of two years' experience working as an RN

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Must have experience working in a community health setting
• Associate Degree in Nursing; BSN degree or higher preferred
• Associate Degree Nurses are required to enroll in a BSN program within six (6) to nine (9) months of hire, and make progress toward and complete their BSN degree within 30 months
• ADN nurses receive 100% tuition reimbursement towards a BSN degree from an accredited program
• Must be an actively licensed Registered Nurse in the state of Illinois
• Must have a minimum of two years' experience working as an RN

Skills

N/A

Benefits

N/A

Pay

Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity.

Schedule

Shift: Days – 8 am - 4:00 pm

Contact Information

UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics. As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.