Nurse Associate (RN), Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Full-Time, Days

About the role

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine as a Nurse Associate (RN) in our Infectious Diseases Clinic. In this role you will partner with the rest of the clinical team to provide patients the highest quality of care.

Responsibilities

• Counsels patients concerning lifestyle modifications, medication regimens, side effects, and interactions using an appropriate psychosocial communication level
• Communicates to clinics coordinators follow-up appointments, ancillary and/or pre-operative testing and scheduling needed for patient
• 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 tests and/or therapeutic procedures
• Continuously monitors vital signs of patients under conscious sedation throughout procedure
• Arranges patient admissions; coordinates ordering of tests/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
• Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Qualifications

• Must be an actively licensed Registered Nurse in the state of Illinois

Skills

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong organizational and time management skills

Benefits

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position. The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity.

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, Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm