Registered Nurse Medical Care Center Full Time Nights

Schedule

Full Time Nights, 7:00 pm – 7:30 am with rotating weekends.

About the role

CDH Medical Care Center 4B is a 24‑bed unit serving adult general medical and medical oncology patients. The patient population ranges from young adults (age 18) to geriatric. Adult medical patients are primarily admitted with gastrointestinal disorders and heart or lung conditions, ranging from acute episodes to chronic. Other diagnoses include uncontrolled metabolic disorders, infectious processes, skin integrity disorders, neurological and circulatory impairment, as well as secondary conditions such as kidney disease or diabetes.

The Staff Nurse Inpatient reflects the mission, vision, and values of Northwestern Medicine, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines, and regulatory and accreditation standards. This clinically competent, registered professional nurse prescribes, delegates, and coordinates nursing care to the acutely ill patient through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation, and evaluation, effectively interacting with patients, significant others, and other health team members while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice.

Responsibilities

• Collects and analyzes data, identifies expected outcomes, develops and implements an individualized plan, coordinates care delivery, and evaluates progress toward attainment of outcomes.
• Directs care and determines the appropriate utilization of any assistant involved in providing direct patient care.
• Collaborates with patient, family, physicians, and ancillary staff.
• Creates a documented plan focused on outcomes and decisions related to the care and delivery of services that indicates communications with patients, families, and others.
• Participates in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects.
• Evaluates and documents the patient’s responses to nursing interventions in the health record and properly individualizes the plan of care based on the evaluation of findings.
• Utilizes the best available evidence, including research findings, to guide practice decisions.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse license
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate with others
• Strong analytic abilities
• Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) acceptable with commitment to obtain a BSN from an accredited program within three years of first day of employment in clinical nurse role.

Preferred

• Experience in Medical Surgical
• Additional preferences for the Emergency Room and the Pediatric Emergency Room: Trauma Nurse Specialist (TNS), Emergency Communications Registered Nurse, Certified Pediatric Nurse, Certified Emergency Nurse

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. Detailed benefits information is available at https://jobs.nm.org/benefits. Please refer to the Benefits Eligibility by Employment Classification to determine benefits eligibility for job postings. If a sign‑on bonus is included in a job posting, eligibility is as follows: internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign‑on bonus, with the exception of new graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position as a Registered Nurse at NM who may be eligible.