Job Description

The RN Staff Nurse Outpatient   reflects the mission vision and values of NM adheres to the organizations Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program and complies with all relevant policies procedures guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards.

• A Registered Nurse is 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 health team members while maintaining standards of professional nursing. As a professional nurse utilizes critical thinking therapeutic communication and interpersonal relationship building skills and strives to improve team effectiveness system processes and patient outcomes across the continuum of care.

Responsibilities:

• Nursing processCollects and analyzes data identifies expected outcomes develops and implements an individualized plan of care 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.
• Involves patient/family to participate in their care including teaching continuum of care and discharge planning.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in a manner which optimizes patient safety and reduces the likelihood of medical/health care errors incorporating the National Patient Safety Goals.
• Adequately assesses and reassesses pain. Utilizes appropriate pain management techniques. Educates the patient and family regarding methods to manage pain.
• Demonstrates effective handoffs to the next healthcare provider. 
• Assumes required on call assignments.

There is a $5000 signon bonus available for this position for external candidates and candidates who have not worked at NM in over 1 year.

Qualifications :

Required:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required for all new hires after 01/01/2011
• Licensed Registered Nurse in the State of Illinois
• One year of experience in similar role
• CPR Basic Life Support
• CPR Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • PALS Pediatric Advanced Life Support
    • This is not required in Cost Center 2050Endoscopy Lab
    • This is not required in Cost Center 2084 CDH OPIC
    • This Is not required in Outpatient Oncology departments
    • Candidates have up to 6 months after hire to complete for Cost Center 2130 Outpatient Pediatric 
• CPR Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • ACLS Advanced Cardiac Life Support
    • This is not required in Cost Center 2084 CDH OPIC 
    • This Is not required in Outpatient Oncology departments
    • This is not required in Cost Center 2130 Outpatient Pediatric

Preferred:

• Three years of experience in a similar role

Additional Information :

Northwestern Medicine is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age sex race color religion national origin gender identity veteran status disability sexual orientation or any other protected status.

If we offer you a job we will perform a background check that includes a review of any criminal convictions. A conviction does not disqualify you from employment at Northwestern Medicine. We consider this on a casebycase basis and follow all state and federal guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime

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