Registered Nurse Weekender Medical Surgical Intermediate Part time Days

About the Role

Weekender Part time Days 7am-7:30pm. CDH Med/Surg Intermediate (3C) – 26 bed fast paced, high acuity Intermediate Medical Surgical Unit. Highly engaged staff active in shared governance and committed to multidisciplinary rounds at the bedside.

Responsibilities

• A clinically competent, registered, professional nurse who prescribes, delegates and coordinates nursing care to the acutely ill patient through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation.
• Effectively interacts with patient, significant others, and other health team members, while maintaining ANA standards of professional nursing practice.
• 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.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse
• Basic Life Support
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate with others
• Strong analytic abilities

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

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

Addendum #1 – Prepost PACU Department

• PALS
• ACLS