Registered Nurse-Hospital At Home Part Time Days

About the role

The Home Hospital RN reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Medicine, adheres to the State of Illinois Nurse Practice Act, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory standards.

Responsibilities

• Care Coordination
• Communicates changes in patient’s condition promptly
• Utilizes appropriate nursing diagnosis and data from the assessment to derive realistic outcomes and documents measurable goals on the plan of care
• Prioritizes patient needs and/or nursing diagnoses for patients and documents accordingly
• Collaborates with patient, family, and other members of the health care team when planning patient care
• Assesses patients with regard to discharge planning and makes the appropriate referrals as necessary
• Evaluates and documents the patient response to nursing interventions and alters the plan of care as necessary
• Treats patients, families and staff in a caring manner with respect and dignity
• Adheres to ethical standards of practice
• Implements nursing interventions consistent with the established plan of care based on evidenced based care
• Participates as a unit safety facilitator or as identified resource for quality initiatives as requested
• Participates in unit huddles
• Shares leadership
• Oversees and directs the work of patient care or support techs; maintains overall accountability for the care of assigned patients
• Collaborates with all hospital services to responsibly accomplish daily work and maintain an environment of excellence
• Identifies barriers to effective clinical practice and communicates to nursing leadership and practice operations council
• Ensures an appropriate level of care order is documented in the EMR for all admissions
• Understands and adheres to the charging of supplies
• Participates in any value-based unit/organizational initiative
• Demonstrates a personal commitment to decreasing utilization overtime hours
• Uses technology
• Affirms all electronic and paper documentation is complete
• Utilizes the guardrails for the Alaris pump
• Understands physiologic monitoring and the implications to drive changes to clinical management of the patient
• Utilizes the bed management system
• Identifies new technologies for unit, hospital or system use
• Participates in CEOC activities for the advancement and optimization of the medical record as requested
• Relationship to Self
• Attends internal professional development offerings i.e. Schwartz Rounds, Nursing Grand Rounds
• Obtains certification in the nursing specialty of practice
• Demonstrates accountability for his/her professional practice-competencies, ELM learning, dress code adherence
• Participates in professional organization through membership, leadership, or committee work
• Takes assigned lunch breaks

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Minimum of one-year of recent nursing experience in acute or emergency setting
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate with others
• Strong analytic abilities

Skills

• Effective interpersonal skills
• Collaboration with others
• Analytic abilities

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. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.

Additional Information

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status. Background Check Northwestern Medicine conducts a background check that includes criminal history on newly hired team members and, at times, internal transfers. If you are offered a position with us, you will be required to complete an authorization and disclosure form that gives Northwestern Medicine permission to run the background check. Results are evaluated on a case-by-case basis, and we follow all local, state, and federal laws, including the Illinois Health Care Worker Background Check Act. Artificial Intelligence Disclosure Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.