Registered Nurse - FT overnights - Children's Health Care Center - Chicago 60634

About the role

The Children’s Healthcare Center provides specialized care for medically fragile and technology-dependent children, ages newborn through 21 years. The program focuses on patients who no longer require acute care but need significant medical attention related to various therapies and care needs.

Responsibilities

• Fulfills Maryville’s policies and procedures, standard operating procedures, and medical operating procedures;
• Assists physicians with patient assessments, examinations, treatments, and procedures;
• Provides patient care and documents conditions, interventions, observations, and activities in collaboration with a Registered Professional Nurse;
• Adequately educates and explains procedures to patients and family members and assists them in coping with illnesses and evaluating patient responses;
• Orients new staff when requested;
• Attends mandatory in-services;
• Is required to cover different work shifts if needed for patient safety;
• Administers medications;
• Maintains a clean, well-stocked patient care area;
• Keeps all inventory records, logs, and maintains required records;
• Completes assessments of assigned children within the first hour of the shift;
• Documents patient care and/or status changes at least every two hours;
• Processes orders for assigned children within two hours of receipt;
• Maintains appropriate communication with all stakeholders regarding appointments and health status changes;
• Provides care coordination and leadership to LPN’s and CNA’s;
• Maintains effective patient inventory levels;
• Obtains specimens as directed;
• Provides assistance with ADL’s and meals when needed;
• Assists in the supervision and training of Certified Nursing Assistants when delegated;
• Participates in continuous quality improvement efforts;
• Develops and modifies the Nurse’s Plan of Care;
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduate of certified Registered Nurse Program;
• Currently licensed as a R.N in the state of Illinois;
• Experience in pediatric, emergency care, or medical-surgical nursing;
• Experienced in the care of complex pediatric care;
• Ventilator experience preferred;
• Spanish speaking preferred.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing;
• Knowledge of medical terminology;
• Ability to respond to questions in a tactful and professional manner;
• Ability/willingness to adhere to the established departmental service standards;
• Physical Demands: Required to frequently sit, stand, bend, stoop, and walk, sometimes for extended periods; Required to lift/move objects weighing in excess of 40 pounds; Must have visual, hearing, and learning capabilities sufficient to perform the essential functions defined above.

Skills/Knowledge

• Effective verbal and written communication;
• Medical terminology knowledge;
• Tactful and professional response skills;
• Adherence to departmental service standards;
• Physical demands: Sit, stand, bend, stoop, walk, lift/move objects weighing in excess of 40 pounds; Visual, hearing, and learning capabilities sufficient to perform essential functions.

Benefits

Full-time employees receive PPO health insurance options, vision insurance, FSA and HSA, 403(b), paid vacation and sick days, 9 paid holidays a year, and after one year of service, eligibility for dental insurance, long-term disability, life insurance, and tuition reimbursement. For more information, visit our website at www.maryvilleacademy.org.

Pay

$38.00 - $48.00 per hour, depending on experience.

Schedule

Two 12-hour shifts (7pm-7am) and two 8-hour shifts (11:00pm-7am) weekly, every other weekend. 12 hour shifts, Saturday-Sunday. Duties may involve contact with youth who may be threatening, aggressive, and/or under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Must be flexible and available to work additional hours when necessary. May be scheduled to work on weekends and/or holidays. Complies with weekend schedule requirements according to commitment level. Full-time at least every other weekend. As needed: one weekend shift/month minimum. Is required to work a minimum of two fall/winter and two spring/summer holidays for full-time. As needed is required to work one fall/winter and one spring/summer holiday.