Registered Nurse (RN) - Med Surg, Full-Time, Days

UChicago Medicine; Harvey (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $15,000

Job summary

UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital seeks a Registered Nurse for the Medical Surgical Department. This 100% onsite role is based in the greater Chicagoland area, with a sign-on bonus available.

Responsibilities include collaborating with physicians, delivering complex nursing care, and maintaining patient safety and satisfaction. Requires IL RN license, ADN or higher, and BLS; BSN preferred for advancement.

Qualifications

• Graduate from an accredited nursing program with an ADN or higher.
• Current Illinois RN licensure; active BLS required.
• Prefer BSN and clinical experience in acute care.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with physicians to assess and coordinate patient care plans.
• Provide complex nursing care and supervise care team tasks per unit competencies.
• Monitor care quality and patient satisfaction; pursue professional development.
• Ensure daily patient care center operations run efficiently and safely.
• Adhere to hospital policies, compliance standards, and the organization’s mission.

Skills

Patient care

Critical thinking

Communication

Education

Associate's degree in Nursing

Illinois RN licensure

BLS certification

Bachelor's degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system,

Job Description

Be a part of a world-class academic healthcare system, UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial Hospital as an Registered Nurse in the Medical Surgical Department. This position is a 100% onsite opportunity. You will need to be based in the greater Chicagoland area.

Eligible for a Sign-On Bonus up to $15,000!

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 as delineated in the Patient Care Centers Scope of Care
• Responsible for and monitors the quality of patient care and patient satisfaction
• Accurately and independently pursues professional development opportunities
• Assumes responsibility to assure the daily operations of the Patient Care Center are effectively and efficiently maintained
• Works within the accepted service standards and supports the Vision of Ingalls Hospital
• Works in partnership with other patient care team members and pro-actively identifies and provides for individual patient, family, and physicians needs exceeding their expectations, and employing appropriate customer relations
• Knows, follows and actively supports the philosophy, mission and Vision of Ingalls Hospital
• Adheres to all hospital policies, procedures and standards of care
• Observes and adheres to all corporate compliance requirements and communicates issues as they arise to the appropriate parties as identified in the Corporate Compliance Plan

Required Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with an Associate's degree in Nursing or higher
• Must hold a current RN Licensure State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation or valid temporary permit to practice nursing in the State of Illinois
• Active BLS certification from the American Heart Association (AHA)

Preferred Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited school of nursing
• Acute care or related experience providing nursing care to patients within at least the last five years

Position Details

• Job Type/FTE: Full Time, .9FTE
• Shift: Days, 7:00a - 7:30p
• Work Location: Onsite
• Unit/Department: Harvey E/5
• CBA Code: 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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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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