Night Tele-Med RN: Med-Surg Care

Northwestern Medicine; Palos Heights (IL); On-site; USD 48,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Student loan repayment

Professional development

Wellbeing fund

401(k) matching

Health, dental and vision coverage

Life insurance

Annual salary increase and incentive

Paid time off

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Staff Nurse in Palos Heights, IL to provide direct patient care from admission to discharge. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care with a focus on evidence-based practice and patient education.

The position requires a BSN or eligibility, Illinois RN license, BLS, and strong collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. We offer comprehensive benefits, tuition reimbursement, loan repayment, and a Total Rewards package to support your

Qualifications

• BSN degree and active Illinois RN license.
• American Heart Association BLS certification.
• ADN with commitment to obtain BSN within three years.

Responsibilities

• Assess and records patient status and identifies patient care needs upon admission/point of care entry.
• Organizes the assessment health data so that it is accurate, complete and accessible.
• Identifies problems that need immediate attention.
• Validates diagnoses with patient/family and other health care team members.
• Documents diagnoses in a manner that facilitates the determination of expected outcomes and plan of care.
• Initiates Problem List at the time of admission and updates as needed. Incorporates principles of age-specific care into the patient’s plan of care.
• Documents that the patient’s individualized plan of care has been discussed with and agreed upon by the patient/family.
• Begins plans for discharge at time of admission; consults with patient/family and health care team members regarding discharge plan.
• Identifies patient teaching needs on admission and throughout hospital stay.
• Arranges conferences with patient and/or family and other members of health team when indicated to plan care.
• Prioritizes and organizes nursing interventions that are evidence based and reflective of established standards of care.
• Provides individualized, mutually agreeable, patient and family education that is founded on evidence-based practice and research guidelines.
• Documents all assessments, interventions and patient responses.
• Reviews consistently the patient’s health data to keep the Plan of Care updated.
• Assures that revisions to the plan of care are systematic and ongoing and are driven by measurable realistic goals.
• Documents the patient’s progression toward identified outcomes
• Identifies unmet outcomes and provides direction for continuity of care.
• Reassesses nursing actions for effectiveness in achieving desired outcomes.
• Communicates with patient/family and health care team members re: patient care and nursing’s role in the provision of care.
• Collaborates with patient/family and healthcare team members re: the patient’s progress/plan of care.
• Presents relevant patient information at multidisciplinary meetings/conferences for feedback from peers.
• Makes appropriate referrals as needed for continuity of care.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Ability to collaborate with others

Strong analytic abilities

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse

American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)

Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) acceptable with commitment to obtain a BSN from an accredited program within three years of first day of employment in clinical nurse role

Job description

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Staff Nurse in Palos Heights, IL to provide direct patient care from admission to discharge. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care with a focus on evidence-based practice and patient education.

The position requires a BSN or eligibility, Illinois RN license, BLS, and strong collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. We offer comprehensive benefits, tuition reimbursement, loan repayment, and a Total Rewards package to support your