Registered Nurse PACU Part Time Evenings

Job Description

At this time, Palos Hospital is not considering external ADN candidates for our RN openings. We appreciate your interest in Northwestern Medicine and encourage you to apply to other opportunities at https://jobs.nm.org/. Internal employee ADN candidates are still encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Assess and record patient status and identify care needs upon admission/point of care entry.
• Organize assessment health data accurately, completely, and accessibly.
• Identify immediate care needs and validate diagnoses with patient/family and other health care team members.
• Document diagnoses in a way that facilitates the determination of expected outcomes and care plan.
• Initiate problem list at the time of admission and update as needed.
• Incorporate age-specific care principles into the patient's care plan.
• Discuss discharge plan with patient/family and health care team members.
• Identify teaching needs on admission and throughout the hospital stay.
• Arrange conferences with patient and/or family and other members of the health team when necessary to plan care.
• Prioritize and organize nursing interventions based on evidence-based practice and established standards of care.
• Provide individualized, mutually agreed-upon patient and family education that is founded on evidence-based practice and research guidelines.
• Document all assessments, interventions, and patient responses.
• Review consistently the patient's health data to keep the Plan of Care updated.
• Affirm revisions to the plan of care are systematic and ongoing and driven by measurable realistic goals.
• Document the patient's progress toward identified outcomes.
• Identify unmet outcomes and provide direction for continuity of care.
• Reassess nursing actions for effectiveness in achieving desired outcomes.
• Communicate with patient/family and health care team members regarding patient care and nursing's role in the provision of care.
• Collaborate with patient/family and healthcare team members regarding the patient's progress/plan of care.
• Present relevant patient information at multidisciplinary meetings/conferences for feedback from peers.
• Made appropriate referrals as needed for continuity of care.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• 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.
• Additional Requirements for the Emergency Room: ACLS, PALS/ENPC & TNCC within one year of hire
• Additional Requirements for the Pediatric Emergency Room: Pediatric Advanced Life Support TNCC within one year of hire
• Additional Requirements for Non-Invasive Cardiology: ACLS
• Preferred: Experience in specific clinical area
• 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. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.

Sign-on Bonus Eligibility

Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.