Registered Nurse (RN), Urgent Care-South Sixth

Responsibilities

• Age appropriate assessment
• Data analysis to identify nursing problems
• Defines individualized patient outcomes
• Develops an interdisciplinary, individualized plan of care in partnership with patients and families
• Implements specified interventions to attain expected outcomes
• Evaluates the patient’s progress toward attainment of outcomes, revising the plan when indicated
• Delegates patient care tasks to LPNs and unlicensed assistive personnel based on job description, individual capability and patient needs
• Communicates patient status and caregiver performance expectations
• Appropriately supervises performance of LPNs and unlicensed assistive personnel
• Directs performance improvement for LPNs and unlicensed assistive personnel
• Buils teamwork when supervising and delegating to others
• Demonstrates effective interpersonal skills
• Uses therapeutic communication techniques
• Demonstrates assertiveness
• Communicates relevant patient information to other members of the health team
• Documents patient care according to Memorial policies and procedures
• Ensures appropriate implementation of physician’s orders
• Accesses electronic data to facilitate patient care
• Creates and maintains a collaborative work environment
• Participates in interdisciplinary planning and decision making
• Precepts new nursing employees and/or nursing students

Qualifications

• BSN preferred
• Licensed as RN in State of Illinois
• Current BLS/CPR certification per policy
• ACLS certification per policy