Infectious Disease Nurse - Make an Impact, Full-Time Days

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Huntley (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine in Huntley, IL seeks a Staff Nurse-Infectious Disease for a full-time day shift, with duties at both Huntley and McHenry clinics. The incumbent will deliver patient-centered nursing care to acutely ill patients and coordinate care transitions within the hospital system.

Responsibilities include medication administration, patient education, triage calls, and discharge planning, along with involvement in quality improvement activities.

Qualifications

• Current experience (within past five years) or new nursing graduate (within past two years).
• Registered Professional Nurse licensure in the State of Illinois.
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support CPR certification.
• Graduate from an accredited school of nursing.

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 and incorporates 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. Includes 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.

Education

Graduate from an accredited school of nursing

Job description

Northwestern Medicine in Huntley, IL seeks a Staff Nurse-Infectious Disease for a full-time day shift, with duties at both Huntley and McHenry clinics. The incumbent will deliver patient-centered nursing care to acutely ill patients and coordinate care transitions within the hospital system.

Responsibilities include medication administration, patient education, triage calls, and discharge planning, along with involvement in quality improvement activities.