Registered Nurse Medical Oncology Part time Nights

Northwestern Medicine; Winfield (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 74,000; Part time

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine is seeking a Part-time Night Shift RN for the CDH Medical Oncology (4A) unit in Winfield, IL. The 26-bed unit specializes in inpatient chemotherapy, symptom management, and palliative/hospice care for adults 18+.

Rotating weekends and 7:00 pm–7:30 am shifts with a focus on collaboration with a multidisciplinary team. Required BSN, IL RN license, and BLS; ADN with commitment to BSN within 3 years is acceptable.

Qualifications

• BSN required and IL RN license.
• BLS certification required.
• Strong interpersonal skills essential.
• Ability to collaborate with others in a multidisciplinary team.
• Analytic abilities to evaluate patient data.

Responsibilities

• Collects and analyzes data to develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Directs care and utilizes nursing staff appropriately.
• Collaborates with patient, family, physicians and staff to document plans and communicate decisions.
• Participates in governance, committees, and unit projects.
• Evaluates patient responses to interventions and documents outcomes.
• Uses evidence and research to guide practice decisions.

Skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Ability to collaborate with others

Strong analytic abilities

Education

BSN

Illinois RN license

BLS certification

ADN acceptable with plan to obtain BSN

Job description

Description

Part-time Nights 7pm-7:30am with rotating weekends. CDH Medical Oncology (4A). 26 bed specialized adult oncology/step down unit affiliated with the NM Warrenville Cancer Center. Our unit cares for patients 18 years of age and older and treats all cancer diagnoses. We specialize in giving inpatient chemotherapy and symptom management. Provide palliative and end of life/hospice care. Highly engaged supportive staff that work cohesively together. Multidisciplinary care reliability rounds daily to enhance patient/family communication and satisfaction.

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.

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Current State of Illinois Registered Professional Nurse
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to collaborate with others
• Strong analytic abilities

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.

Preferred:

• Experience in Oncology

Equal Opportunity

Northwestern Medicine is an equal opportunity employer (disability, VETS) and does not discriminate in hiring or employment on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation or any other protected status.

Background Check

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Artificial Intelligence Disclosure

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in some portions of the candidate review process for this position, however, all employment decisions will be made by a person.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits that provide employees with tools and resources to improve their physical, emotional, and financial well-being while providing protection for unexpected life events. Please visit our Benefits section to learn more.

Sign-on Bonus Eligibility

Internal employees and rehires who left Northwestern Medicine within 1 year are not eligible for the sign on bonus. Exception: New graduate internal employees seeking their first licensed clinical position at NM may be eligible depending upon the job family.