Registered Nurse (RN) OPC-Recovery (Pre-op/PACU)

Advocate Health; Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 26,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

PTO

Tuition Reimbursement on Day 1 of work

Job summary

Sherman Hospital in Elgin, IL is seeking a Part Time Registered Nurse (RN) for Out Patient Recovery (Pre-op/PACU) with 20 hours per week. Schedule rotates 0600–0930 starts, typically 8 hour shifts, with alternating weekly patterns.

ACLS preferred or completed during orientation; BLS required; IL RN license; usually 1 year of nursing experience. Benefits include tuition reimbursement on day 1, and a competitive package focused on patient safety and quality care.

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited or approved program in Nursing.
• Licensed RN in Illinois and BLS certification.
• ACLS certification preferred or completed during orientation.
• Typically requires 1 year of clinical nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Assess patients using the nursing process and plan individualized care.
• Coordinate discharge planning with interdisciplinary team.
• Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care in PACU and pre-op areas.
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, and team members.
• Promote patient safety and participate in quality improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrate leadership and delegate appropriately to unlicensed staff.

Skills

Nursing skills

Patient assessment

Communication

Team collaboration

Decision making

Time management

Education

Accredited nursing program

Tools

Electronic Health Records

EMR systems

Job description

Sherman Hospital

Elgin, IL

Registered Nurse (RN)

• Registered Nurse (RN) – Out Patient Recovery RN

• Pre-op/PACU

• Part Time

• 20 Hours a week

• Level 2 Trauma

• Scheduled Monday - Friday: Start times can vary between 0600-0930 depending on surgical schedule typically 8 hour shifts.

• Schedule: This role operates on an alternating weekly schedule, with 2 days worked one week and 3 days worked the next.

• Call required - Saturday call rotation 0800-1400 about every 6 weeks.

• Pre-op holding and PACU (recovery) of GI, Pulmonary, Pain, Ophthalmology

• ACLS certification preferred or completed during orientation period.

• Competitive Benefit Package

• Medical, Dental, Vision, PTO, Tuition Reimbursement on Day 1 of employment!

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.

Major Responsibilities:

• 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.
• Must be able to demonstrate knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served. Must demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span and possess the ability to assess data reflective of the patient's status and interpret the appropriate information needed to identify each patient's requirements relative to his/her age-specific needs, and to provide the care needed as described in the department's policies and procedures. Age-specific information is developed further in the departmental job standards.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• 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).

Education Required:

• Completion of an accredited or approved program in Nursing.

Experience Required:

• Typically requires 1 year of experience in clinical nursing.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• 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 Addendum:

• Team members will maintain annual educational requirements for hospital based certifications (e.g. DNV, CARF or others)

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.