Registered Nurse (RN) - Interventional Radiology

Advocate Health; Kenosha (WI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Advocate Health in Wisconsin is seeking a Registered Nurse to provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care through the nursing process, delivering safe, therapeutic care aligned with established standards and procedures. Responsibilities include ongoing assessment, planning interventions, discharge planning, and promoting patient safety.

Requires RN license, BLS, and at least 1 year of clinical nursing experience.

Qualifications

• Typically requires 1 year of clinical nursing experience.
• Completion of an accredited nursing program.
• Proficient with electronic medical records systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide and coordinate comprehensive patient care using the nursing process.
• Assess patient needs, plan and implement interventions, evaluate outcomes.
• Involve patient and family in care planning and maintain therapeutic relationships.
• Anticipate changes in patient condition and adjust plan of care accordingly.
• Promote patient safety and learning for patient and family.
• Coordinate discharge planning with interdisciplinary team.
• Maintain compliance with standards and contribute to quality initiatives.
• Demonstrate effective communication and teamwork; delegate to unlicensed staff appropriately.

Skills

Nursing assessment

Clinical decision making

Communication skills

Patient safety

Team collaboration

Documentation

Education

Accredited nursing program

Tools

EMR/EHR systems

Job description

Responsible for providing and coordinating comprehensive patient care through the nursing process to deliver safe, therapeutic care in accordance with established standards, policies and procedures. Using evidence-based practice, clinical decision making, compassion and skilled communication, leads efforts to create the safest patient environment and the best patient experience across the continuum.

Uses the nursing process to assess the needs of the patient, plan and implement individualized interventions and evaluate the effectiveness of the plan of care. Includes the patient and family in planning and implementing care and develops and maintains a therapeutic relationship throughout the healthcare continuum.

Anticipates and recognizes significant changes in the patient’s condition, status, and need for care. Provides ongoing assessment of the patient and takes appropriate actions when changes occur. Anticipates and alters the plan of care as needed, mobilizes appropriate resources, and collaborates with other health care team members to coordinate patient centered care.

Implements strategies to reduce patient risk and increase patient safety. Assesses patient and family readiness to learn and individualizes the approach as necessary. Works collaboratively to develop strategies to meet the learning needs of the patient and family.

Actively coordinates the discharge plan utilizing an interdisciplinary approach. Applies evidence-based practice to deliver patient care. Consistently incorporates nursing and regulatory standards of care into practice.

Provides ongoing evaluation of patient, team, and unit outcomes and is empowered to take appropriate action when changes are needed. Supports shared governance activities and initiatives to improve processes and patient outcomes.

Demonstrates effective communication, feedback, and conflict resolution skills. Promotes collaboration among healthcare team members. Assumes a leadership role in the care team and delegates appropriately to unlicensed personnel.

Promotes a culture of safety through identifying threats to patient safety and intervening to prevent patient harm. Reports patient safety events and near misses in a timely manner. Seeks to identify potential safety issues and assists in the implementation of corrective actions.

Applies ethical decision making, demonstrates respect and understanding for peers, and other clinical disciplines. Participates as an effective member of the patient care team to formulate an integrated, unbiased, individualized approach to care.

Participates in quality/process improvement initiatives to improve the functions of the department and the patient care experience.

Participates in professional activities which contribute to personal professional development and the development of others. Seeks opportunities to be taught, coached, and mentored. Attends required meetings/educational programs and completes annual competencies in a timely manner.

Scheduled Hours

Full time working Monday - Friday 7:30am -4:00pm and rotating to 8:00am -4:30pm. Requires call rotation of one night per week and one weekend per month.

Licenses & Certifications

Registered Nurse license issued by the state in which the team member practices, and

Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providerscertification issued by the American Heart Association (AHA).

Degrees

Completion of an accredited or approved program in Nursing.

Required Functional Experience

Typically requires 1 year of experience in clinical nursing.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Demonstrates progression to provide holistic patient care and the ability to view clinical situations from a patient and family focus.Demonstrates progression to recognize situational changes that require unplanned or unanticipated interventions, and responds to situations with confidence, timeliness and flexibility.Proficient computer skills, use of electronic mail and electronic medical records systems.Excellent communication (written and verbal), listening and interpersonal skills.Demonstrates human relation skills with the ability to develop rapport and maintain positive, professional relationships with a variety of patients, team members and physicians. Ability to take initiative and work collaboratively with others.Demonstrated ability to effectively make critical, independent decisions.Excellent organization, prioritization and problem-solving skills.Demonstrates time management skills with an ability to multi-task and prioritize in an environment with frequent interruptions.Demonstrates coordination, collaboration, delegation and team building skills.Certification AddendumTeam members will maintain annual educational requirements for hospital based certifications (e.g. DNV, CARF or others).