Procedural Ambulatory Nurse – Full-Time Days

Northwestern Memorial Healthcare; Naperville Township (IL); On-site; USD 53,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Registered Nurse for our Procedural Ambulatory Surgery Center. This full-time day shift role involves coordinating nursing care for acutely ill patients, prescribing and delegating as appropriate, and collaborating with the health care team to ensure high-quality outcomes.

Required BSN, Illinois RN licensure, and BLS certification, with strong interpersonal and analytic skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required for all new hires as of 5/2014.
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse Licensure.
• Basic Life Support certification.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with others; strong analytic abilities.

Responsibilities

• Collects and analyzes data, identifies expected outcomes, develops and implements an individualized plan, 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.
• Collaborates with patient, family, physicians and ancillary staff. Creates a documented plan, focused on outcomes and decisions related to the care and delivery of services that indicates communications with patients, families, and others.
• Participates in shared governance, committee work, and unit projects.
• Evaluates and documents the patient’s responses to nursing interventions in the health record and properly individualizes the plan of care based on the evaluation of findings.
• Utilizes the best available evidence, including research findings to guide practice decisions.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Collaboration

Analytical abilities

Time management

Ability to work under pressure

Education

BSN

Illinois RN Licensure

BLS Certification

Tools

Epic EMR

Job description

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Registered Nurse for our Procedural Ambulatory Surgery Center. This full-time day shift role involves coordinating nursing care for acutely ill patients, prescribing and delegating as appropriate, and collaborating with the health care team to ensure high-quality outcomes.

Required BSN, Illinois RN licensure, and BLS certification, with strong interpersonal and analytic skills.