Pre/Post Registered Nurse (RN), Ambulatory Surgery - Registry, Days

UChicago Medicine; Crown Point (IN); On-site; USD 8,000 - 10,000; Part time

Job summary

UChicago Medicine Crown Point is seeking a Pre-Op/PACU Registered Nurse (RN) for the Ambulatory Surgery Center, onsite. Under the PACU Charge RN, you will manage pre-admission, perioperative and postoperative nursing care, educate patients, and ensure privacy of PHI in HIPAA-compliant processes.

You will collaborate with physicians, supervise care team members, perform medication administration, and participate in huddles while maintaining quality standards in a fast-paced surgical setting.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a BSN.
• Current RN license in Indiana.
• Active BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications from the American Heart Association (AHA).

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with physicians to assess and design patient care plans; monitor outcomes.
• Provide nursing care and document in electronic medical records.
• Pre-admission screening calls, review medical history, provide patient instructions and post-discharge follow-up.
• Maintain effective communication with patients, families, physicians and staff; act as a preceptor.

Skills

BLS certification

ACLS certification

PALS certification

Patient education

Education

BSN

Indiana RN license

Job description

Job Description

Join a world-class academic healthcare system at UChicago Medicine Crown Point as a Pre-Op/PACU Registered Nurse (RN) at the Ambulatory Surgery Center. UChicago Medicine is an integrated academic and community health system with multiple primary medical facilities within the surrounding suburbs of Chicago and Northwest Indiana. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. Under the direction of the PACU Charge RN/Nurse Manager, responsible for pre-admission, preoperative and postoperative care of the patient. Directs professional and other health care personnel in the delivery of nursing care to the surgical patients; provides patient education; complies with standards, policies, procedures; supports the vision and mission of Ingalls Ambulatory Surgery Center. The position will have a wide range of access to protected health information ("PHI") and understands the importance of confidentiality regarding all patient information pursuant to HIPAA policies and procedures.

Essential Job Functions

• Collaborates closely with physicians to assess, design, coordinate, implement and evaluate the patients’ plan of care and the patients’ outcomes
• Demonstrates the necessary skills and knowledge to provide complex nursing skills and delegates tasks to other Care Team members according to unit-specific competencies as appropriate to the age of the patients served
• Performs nursing duties, documents in electronic medical records
• Participate in suite turnover/cleaning and patient transportation
• Pre-admission screening phones calls, medical history review, providing patient instructions and post discharge phone calls
• Maintains effective communication and a working relationship with patients, families, physicians, co-workers, management and ancillary departments, and acts as a preceptor
• Responsible for safe administration of medications, performing waived lab testing
• Participates in huddles, staff meetings and check email at least once a month
• Performs other duties assigned

Required Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Current RN licensed in the state of Indiana
• Active BLS, ACLS, and PALS certifications from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of critical care nursing experience

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Registry (0.10)
• Shift: Days (8-hour shifts)
• Work Location: Onsite
• Unit/Department: Ambulatory Surgery
• CBA Code: Non-Union

About Us

We’ve been at the forefront of medicine since 1899. We provide superior healthcare with compassion, always mindful that each patient is a person, an individual. To accomplish this, we need employees with passion, talent and commitment… with patients and with each other. We’re in this together: working to advance medical innovation, serve the health needs of the community, and move our collective knowledge forward. If you’d like to add enriching human life to your profile, UChicago Medicine is for you. Here at the forefront, we’re doing work that really matters. Join us. Bring your passion.

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UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.

Compensation & Benefits Overview

UChicago Medicine is committed to transparency in compensation and benefits. The pay range provided reflects the anticipated wage or salary reasonably expected to be offered for the position.

The pay range is based on a full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) and is reflective of current market data, reviewed on an annual basis. Compensation offered at the time of hire will vary based on candidate qualifications and experience and organizational considerations, such as internal equity. Pay ranges for employees subject to Collective Bargaining Agreements are negotiated by the medical center and their respective union.

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