Staff Nurse-Family Medicine Huntley Part Time Days

This is a Part Time position at 20 hours per week located at the Huntley Family Medicine clinic.

Schedule

• Monday: 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM
• Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
• Thursday: 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM

May need to travel to Woodstock Resident clinic for coverage. Pediatrics experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs all aspects of patient care by utilizing evidenced-based practice in a manner which optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors.
• Follows the six medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors, administering medications based on the age and clinical condition of the patient.
• States rationale for clinical decisions based on critical thinking.
• Assesses, analyzes, validates and integrates data to assess patients' physical, psychosocial, rehab, safety, learning, spiritual, cultural, age-specific, special risk and self-care needs.
• Identifies patient care needs, problems and variances. Incorporates identified needs into care plan.
• Identifies the patient's learning needs, abilities, preferences and readiness; also identifies support systems, coping mechanisms and barriers to learning.
• Explains procedures, therapies and treatments to patient and family, evaluates and documents patient and family response to teaching.
• Uses appropriate resources to provide education. Involves patient/family in the formation of the plan of care.
• Develops, implements and updates an individualized plan of care based on identified patient care needs, including nursing, teaching, continuum of care and discharge planning.
• Adequately assesses and reassesses pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding pain management.
• Identifies and uses the results of quality improvement activities to initiate changes in nursing practice and in the healthcare delivery system.
• Participates in shared governance, committee work, and practice/department projects.
• Responsible for phone triage, abnormal test result delivery and corresponding care instructions.

Requirements

• Current experience (within past five years) or new nursing graduate (within past two years).
• Current Illinois State Licensed Registered Nurse.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR certification.

Qualifications

Preferred:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• One year experience in pertinent clinical specialty
• Proficiency in a second language

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, including:

• Tuition reimbursement
• Loan forgiveness
• 401(k) matching
• Lifecycle benefits