Registered Nurse (ICU) - 7pm-7:30am

10 Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center; Illinois; On-site; USD 51,288 - 79,501; Full time

Job summary

10 Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center is seeking a Registered Nurse for the ICU, responsible for individualized patient care and providing clinical leadership during shifts. The role involves assessing patient conditions, coordinating care, and documenting interventions.

Candidates must hold an ADN and have ACLS and BLS certifications. The position offers competitive compensation, ranging from $37.23 to $57.71 based on experience, and requires a valid RN license in Illinois.

Qualifications

• Must possess an ADN degree.
• ACLS certification required within 90 days of hire.
• BLS or CPR certification required within 90 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Advocate for quality outcomes for patients.
• Coordinate patient care assignments during shifts.
• Document assessment data and nursing interventions.
• Participate in quality management programs.

Skills

Patient care management

Clinical leadership

Communication

Assessment and analysis

Education

ADN (Required)

RN – Registered Nurse license

Tools

ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support

BLS or CPR certification

Job description

Registered Nurse (ICU) – 7pm–7:30am

Registered Nurses in the Intensive Care Unit are responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating individualized patient care delivery. These RN's provide clinical leadership to the patient care team for the assigned shift.

Responsibilities

• Advocates for quality outcomes for patients
• Applies nursing process to patients and family education to promote patient's management of own healthcare
• Assesses based on patient's communication of information and need, existing signs and symptoms, current patient data, and nursing knowledge
• Assesses patients' conditions and care delivery through direct observation, rounding, and data input from other team members
• Collects pertinent data and information relative to the patient's health or situation and recognizes normal and abnormal findings when gathering data
• Coordinates bed and patient care assignments during shift and in preparation for the next shift to ensure consistency in care delivery
• Plans and evaluates care in collaboration with appropriate disciplines
• Analyzes assessment data to determine actual or potential diagnosis, problems, and issues
• Directs and guides other health care workers and assumes accountability for performance of nursing activities delegated to other workers
• Documents assessment data, nursing interventions, and patient outcomes; recognizes normal and abnormal findings when gathering data and reports data and outcomes as appropriate to physicians and other disciplines
• Documents and reports care delivered to the physicians and other team members as needed
• Enhances professional growth through classes related to communication, teaching, stress management, conflict resolution, and team building annually (in addition to required unit/patient specific education)
• Establishes effective and collaborative working relationships with peers, physicians, and other members of the health care team; identifies and confers with appropriate resources regarding patient care decisions
• Evaluates progress toward attainment of goals and outcomes; reports data and outcomes to others as appropriate
• Implements care or work plan in alignment with the plan and approved safety, infection control, and department/organization standards
• Implements and supervises care delivered by other team members in alignment with the plan of care and approved safety and infection control standards
• In collaboration with leaders, actively pursues required knowledge and skills through orientation activities specific to the position, reading current literature and seeking new learning opportunities
• Manages an environment that promotes patient’s self-esteem, dignity, safety, and comfort
• Obtains and maintains professional knowledge by completing required knowledge and skills through orientation and competency activities specific to the unit, unit-based in-service programs, reading current literature and seeking new clinical learning opportunities
• Identifies expected outcomes for a plan individualized to the patient or situation
• Participates in on-call time when hospital convenience time is instituted
• Participates in quality management and performance improvement programs to improve processes and outcomes; participates in evaluation of patient care delivery system and self-evaluation
• Develops a plan that prescribes strategies to attain expected, measurable outcomes
• Plans and evaluates care in collaboration with appropriate disciplines for assigned patients

Requirements

• ADN (Required)
• ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support (within 90 days of hire)
• BLS or CPR certification (within 90 days of hire)
• RN – Registered Nurse, Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation

Compensation: Estimated Compensation Range $37.23 – $57.71. Pay based on experience.